[Event "FIDE World Blitz Championship 2021"]
[Site "Warsaw, Poland"]
[Date "2021.12.30"]
[Round "24"]
[White "*GM_Vachier-Lag"]
[Black "*GM_Duda"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[Annotator "Ronen Har-Zvi"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[EventType "blitz"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]

{[%evp 0,98,27,25,25,30,22,26,29,7,7,12,28,1,24,24,24,10,22,19,44,21,10,33,33,
32,36,27,15,6,-3,4,4,-1,25,16,24,47,13,39,28,11,47,74,58,64,80,59,63,54,60,55,
124,124,155,150,150,150,150,150,150,155,153,153,155,161,157,153,182,174,182,
182,289,284,283,282,290,231,218,211,224,212,222,232,241,184,192,181,187,208,
263,283,282,334,348,373,348,346,433,479,513] The title game} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:03:
02]} e5 {[%emt 0:02:57]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:02:59]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:03:04]} 3. Bb5 {
[%emt 0:03:03]} a6 {[%emt 0:03:05]} 4. Ba4 {[%emt 0:03:04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:03:06]
} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:03:05]} Be7 {[%emt 0:03:07]} 6. d3 {[%emt 0:03:06]} b5 {
[%emt 0:03:08]} 7. Bb3 {[%emt 0:03:07]} d6 {[%emt 0:03:09]} 8. a3 {[%emt 0:03:
07]} O-O {[%emt 0:03:10]} 9. Nc3 {[%emt 0:03:09]} Nb8 {[%emt 0:03:10]} 10. Bd2
{[%emt 0:03:10]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:03:09]} 11. a4 {[%emt 0:03:10]} b4 {[%emt 0:03:
10]} 12. Nd5 {[%emt 0:03:11]} a5 {[%emt 0:03:11]} 13. c3 {[%emt 0:03:12]} bxc3
{[%emt 0:03:12]} 14. Bxc3 {[%emt 0:03:10]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:03:12]} 15. Nxf6+ {
[%emt 0:03:10]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:03:13]} 16. Bd5 {[%emt 0:03:10]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:03:
14]} 17. Qc2 {[%emt 0:03:10] White is slightly better but nothing more - yet
black has to prevent d4 - Duda played a very logical move which turned to be a
critial mistake after Ne6 - black seems reasonable} Bg4 {[%emt 0:03:11]} 18. d4
$1 {[%emt 0:03:07] super strong! clearly Duda had missed d4} exd4 {[%emt 0:02:
16]} 19. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:03:07]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:02:00]} 20. Nb5 {[%emt 0:03:08]} (
20. f4) (20. Rfe1) 20... Bxb5 {[%emt 0:01:56] horrible decision - after Ra6
black is worse but the game is on... this is just wrong - white is pretty much
winning after BxN.. nervous nervous nervous} 21. axb5 {[%emt 0:02:54]} Bxc3 {
[%emt 0:01:49]} 22. Qxc3 {[%emt 0:03:04]} a4 {[%emt 0:01:50]} 23. Qe3 {[%emt 0:
02:27]} Qb8 {[%emt 0:01:47]} 24. Bc6 {[%emt 0:02:24]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:01:28]} 25.
Rad1 {[%emt 0:02:10]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 26. e5 {[%emt 0:02:12] the break}
Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 27. Qxb6 {[%emt 0:01:42]} Rxb6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 28. exd6 {
[%emt 0:02:03]} cxd6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 29. Rxd6 {[%emt 0:02:00]} a3 {[%emt 0:00:
19]} 30. bxa3 {[%emt 0:02:01]} Rxa3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 31. g3 {[%emt 0:02:01]} g6
{[%emt 0:00:21]} 32. Rd7 {[%emt 0:01:50]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 33. Rb1 {
[%emt 0:01:43]} Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 34. Ra1 {[%emt 0:01:41]} Nd8 {[%emt 0:00:
12]} 35. Bd5 {[%emt 0:01:40]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 36. Raa7 {[%emt 0:01:38]}
Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 37. Kg2 {[%emt 0:01:31]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 38. Bc4 {
[%emt 0:01:22]} Rxd7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 39. Rxd7 {[%emt 0:01:04]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:
00:05]} 40. b6 {[%emt 0:01:05]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 41. b7 {[%emt 0:01:00]} g5
{[%emt 0:00:05]} 42. Bxe6 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Kxe6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 43. Rc7 {
[%emt 0:00:51]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 44. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:52]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:05]
} 45. h4 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 46. Rh7 {[%emt 0:00:51]} gxh4 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} 47. gxh4 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 48. Ke3 {
[%emt 0:00:50]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 49. Rxh5 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:
03] White wins} 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Blitz Championship 2021"]
[Site "Warsaw, Poland"]
[Date "2021.12.30"]
[Round "21"]
[White "*GM_Firouzja"]
[Black "*GM_Aronian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Ronen Har-Zvi"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[EventType "blitz"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]

{[%evp 0,95,27,30,30,30,15,15,15,66,3,3,-5,-3,24,17,17,14,35,-32,33,28,33,35,
58,-54,-48,-50,-11,-10,0,31,52,52,55,55,80,58,58,56,79,140,137,155,598,128,172,
203,237,117,108,97,113,111,113,111,275,271,299,317,359,327,330,254,268,279,315,
337,342,400,449,292,357,346,373,390,415,341,455,376,496,486,511,547,631,580,
662,738,749,620,1239,1423,1643,868,868,893,29985,1358]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:03:02]}
e5 {[%emt 0:03:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:03:03]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:03:03]} 3. Bc4 {
[%emt 0:03:04]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:03:04]} 4. c3 {[%emt 0:03:05]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:03:04]
} 5. d3 {[%emt 0:03:06]} O-O {[%emt 0:03:05]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:03:07]} d5 {
[%emt 0:03:05]} 7. exd5 {[%emt 0:03:06]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:03:05]} 8. Re1 {[%emt 0:
03:07]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:03:06]} 9. a4 {[%emt 0:03:06]} a5 {[%emt 0:03:04]} 10. h3
{[%emt 0:03:03]} Bh5 {[%emt 0:03:02]} 11. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:03:04]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:
03:02]} 12. Bb3 {[%emt 0:03:04] Alireza loves this line and has been doing
pretty great against the top with this line} Qxd3 {[%emt 0:03:00]} (12... Kh8
13. Ne4 Nd7 14. Bd5 Ba7 15. Ng3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 f5 17. d4 f4 18. Nh5 Qg5 19. Bd2
Rad8 20. Rad1 Ndb8 21. Ba2 g6 22. Ng3 exd4 23. Ne2 Qf6 24. cxd4 Nxd4 25. Nxd4
Bxd4 26. Re6 Qg7 27. Qxb7 Bf6 28. Ree1 c5 29. Qxg7+ Kxg7 30. Bxa5 Rxd1 31. Rxd1
Bxb2 32. Bb6 Bd4 33. Bd5 Nd7 34. Bc7 Be5 35. Bxe5+ Nxe5 36. a5 Rd8 37. a6 Nc6
38. Kf1 Kf6 39. Ke2 Na7 40. Rd3 Ke5 41. Bf3 Rd4 42. Rc3 Ra4 43. Rxc5+ Kd6 44.
Rd5+ Ke6 45. Rd8 Rxa6 46. Bd5+ Ke5 47. Bg8 Nc6 48. Rd5+ Kf6 49. Rd6+ Ke7 50.
Rd2 {1/2-1/2 (50) Firouzja,A (2804)-Nakamura,H (2736) Warsaw 2021}) 13. Nxe5 {
[%emt 0:03:05]} Qf5 {[%emt 0:02:48]} (13... Bxd1 14. Nxd3 Bxb3 15. Nxc5 Bc2 16.
Nf1 Ra7 17. Ne3 Bg6 18. b3 Rd8 19. f4 f6 20. Ba3 Bf7 21. Rad1 Nd5 22. Nxd5 Rxd5
23. Rxd5 Bxd5 24. Rd1 Bf7 25. f5 Ra8 26. Rd7 Rc8 27. Nxb7 Ne5 28. Re7 Nc6 29.
Rd7 Ne5 30. Rd4 Nc6 31. Rd2 Bxb3 32. Nc5 Bf7 33. Ne6 h5 34. Rd5 Re8 35. Rd7
Bxe6 36. fxe6 Rxe6 37. Rxc7 {1/2-1/2 (37) Firouzja,A (2754)-Karjakin,S (2758)
Stavanger 2021}) 14. Nef3 {[%emt 0:03:05]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:02:36]} 15. Qe2 {
[%emt 0:03:05] white is slightly better - the pawn on c3 holds the c6 knight -
the b3 on b3 is a killer.. and white will develop fast with Ne4 and some Ng3
ideas.. slightly better and very comfortable for white - yet people keep
testing Alireza and ... keep suffering!} Qc8 {[%emt 0:01:49]} 16. Ne4 {[%emt 0:
02:42]} Be7 {[%emt 0:01:21] The game that killed Aronian run for the title..
amazing Levon scored 13 / 16 and then 1 out of 5 the last games...} 17. Bf4 {
[%emt 0:02:50]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:01:17]} 18. Qb5 $1 {[%emt 0:01:52] Such
amazingly strong play - many players would fear BxN with white's king being
weak but not Alireza and he is perfectly right.. white is much better here} Bg6
{[%emt 0:00:42]} (18... Bxf3 19. gxf3 {[%csl Rc7,Rf7][%cal Gb3f7,Gf4c7]}) 19.
Neg5 {[%emt 0:01:35]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 20. Nh4 {[%emt 0:01:02]} Bxg5 {
[%emt 0:00:14]} 21. Qxg5 {[%emt 0:01:08]} Be4 {[%emt 0:00:18] Can you pause
here and try to find the winning combination for white? the stress and
pressure was so high that players the best of the best missed typical tactics..
give this position to Alireza home puzzle - and in one second he would play
the right way.. but in the last round of the world Blitz chamoionship after 5
long long days things are less easy!} 22. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:54]} (22. Rxe4 $1 {
it's over} Rxe4 23. Nf5 {[%csl Gg7]} g6 24. Qf6 {[%cal Gb3f7,Gf6g7,Gf4h6]} Qxf5
25. Bxf7+ Kf8 26. Bh6#) 22... Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 23. Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:50]}
Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 24. Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:51] still winning} Bxf5 {0:00:-4} 25.
Qxf5 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 26. Qb5 {[%emt 0:00:40]} h6 {
[%emt 0:00:10]} 27. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Re6 $4 {[%emt 0:00:03] Black's
position was very bad / lost - even before this move but missing Bf5 not pretty
} 28. Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 29. Bxe6 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Qxe6
{[%emt 0:00:03]} 30. Qxb7 {[%emt 0:00:37]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 31. b4 {[%emt 0:
00:25]} Ned5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 32. Qb8+ {[%emt 0:00:31]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:06]}
33. Qe5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 34. bxa5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Qa6 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 35. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Qxa5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 36. Qd4 {
[%emt 0:00:26]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 37. Qd3+ {[%emt 0:00:24]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:
07]} 38. Qb5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 39. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:23]} g5
{[%emt 0:00:02]} 40. a5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 41. a6 {[%emt 0:
00:24]} c4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 42. Qb7 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 43.
a7 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 44. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Nfd5 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} 45. Bd4+ {[%emt 0:00:25]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 46. a8=Q {
[%emt 0:00:25]} Nxa8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 47. Qxa8 {[%emt 0:00:23]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:
07]} 48. Qe8+ {[%emt 0:00:24] White wins} 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Blitz Championship 2021"]
[Site "Warsaw, Poland"]
[Date "2021.12.30"]
[Round "21"]
[White "*GM_Duda"]
[Black "*GM_Artemiev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2830"]
[Annotator "Ronen Har-Zvi"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[EventType "blitz"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]

{[%evp 0,59,30,23,23,-12,2,2,2,6,48,6,20,5,40,46,47,34,26,34,34,24,26,22,17,14,
41,14,15,20,15,8,15,22,23,23,23,16,12,4,18,-36,-41,-48,104,107,86,106,122,30,
30,26,160,202,213,177,183,232,449,446,479,490]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:03:02]} d5 {
[%emt 0:03:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:03:03]} e6 {[%emt 0:03:02]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:03:
03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:03:03]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:03:04]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:03:03]} 5. Qc2
{[%emt 0:03:04]} Be7 {[%emt 0:03:04]} 6. Bf4 {[%emt 0:02:45]} c6 {[%emt 0:02:
35]} 7. e3 {[%emt 0:02:38]} O-O {[%emt 0:02:30]} 8. h3 {[%emt 0:02:33]} b6 {
[%emt 0:02:19]} 9. cxd5 {[%emt 0:02:09]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:02:19]} 10. Bd3 {
[%emt 0:02:09]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:02:19]} 11. O-O {[%emt 0:01:46]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:02:
19]} 12. Rfc1 {[%emt 0:01:57]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:01:44]} 13. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:01:34]}
dxe4 {[%emt 0:01:50]} 14. Nd2 {[%emt 0:01:41]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 15. Be5 {
[%emt 0:01:24]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 16. Bg3 {[%emt 0:01:10]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:
37]} 17. Qb3 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 18. Be5 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Nd5
{[%emt 0:00:12]} 19. Ncxe4 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 20. Rc3 {
[%emt 0:00:11]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 21. Qd1 {[%emt 0:00:14] The last round
game - Duda was better not not so much - in one move the game will be over!}
Nxa2 {[%emt 0:00:14] logical yet losing! the kingside losses the game for
black... after f6! blocking the e5 Bishop - keeping the g7 square safer black
is very ok} (21... f6 $1 22. Bf4 Nxa2) 22. Rxc8 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rxc8 {[%emt 0:
00:15]} (22... Qxc8 23. b3 {[%cal Ga1a7]}) 23. Qg4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:07][%csl Gf6,
Gg7,Gh6] Just over - amazing.. one tiny move and it's all over} g6 {[%emt 0:00:
14]} (23... Bf8 24. Nf6+) 24. Nf6+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 25.
Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:07][%csl Gg7]} Nb4 {0:00:-4} 26. e4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bc6 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} 27. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 28. Rxa7 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} Qf8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 29. Be7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nd3 {0:00:-3} 30.
Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:07] White wins} 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Blitz Championship 2021"]
[Site "Warsaw, Poland"]
[Date "2021.12.30"]
[Round "21"]
[White "*GM_Vachier-Lag"]
[Black "*GM_Carlsen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2892"]
[Annotator "Ronen Har-Zvi"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[EventType "blitz"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]

{[%evp 0,93,30,15,15,16,16,16,23,-1,8,8,24,3,-8,11,16,-12,12,20,20,-27,19,34,
61,6,38,38,50,37,46,2,-1,-1,19,-135,32,-67,-71,-71,-10,-51,-46,-46,197,-85,-56,
-99,-29,21,-6,-21,55,-37,0,0,0,-45,-10,-20,-38,-47,-40,-49,-19,-45,-75,-77,-77,
-77,-80,-77,-86,-75,-80,-81,-79,-81,-81,-98,-94,-137,-91,-98,-91,-106,-18,-23,
-47,-47,-22,0,401,427,29989,29990]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:02:02]} e5 {[%emt 0:01:44]}
2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:02:02]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:03:03]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:03:04]} a6 {
[%emt 0:03:03]} 4. Ba4 {[%emt 0:03:05]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:03:04]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:
03:06]} Be7 {[%emt 0:03:05]} 6. Re1 {[%emt 0:03:06]} b5 {[%emt 0:03:05]} 7. Bb3
{[%emt 0:03:06]} O-O {[%emt 0:03:05]} 8. a4 {[%emt 0:03:07]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:03:
05]} 9. d3 {[%emt 0:03:06]} d6 {[%emt 0:03:02]} 10. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:03:05]} Re8 {
[%emt 0:02:59]} 11. Nf1 {[%emt 0:03:05]} h6 {[%emt 0:02:49]} 12. c3 {[%emt 0:
03:03]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:02:49]} 13. Ne3 {[%emt 0:02:52]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:02:33]} 14.
h3 {[%emt 0:02:51]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:02:41]} 15. Nh2 {[%emt 0:02:06]} d5 {[%emt 0:
02:21] another very key for the tournament - Carlsen has not chances to win
but for MVL this was the key game for the playoff. Typical position for the
Ruy Lopez .. exd5 is not great as it is very clear that MVL overlooked Carlsen
move after Qf3.. after Nhg4 the game is unclear} 16. exd5 {[%emt 0:01:47]} Nxd5
{[%emt 0:02:20]} 17. Qf3 {[%emt 0:01:58]} Nh4 $1 {[%emt 0:02:21]} 18. Qe4 {
[%emt 0:01:32]} Nxe3 $1 {[%emt 0:02:11]} 19. Qxb7 {[%emt 0:01:24]} Nexg2 {
[%emt 0:01:57]} 20. Re4 {[%emt 0:01:24]} Qxd3 {[%emt 0:01:53]} (20... Rb8 {
was even stronge}) 21. Rg4 {[%emt 0:01:15]} Qxh3 {[%emt 0:00:35] Can you find
the basic win the previous world blitz champion and the current champion
missed?!!} 22. Rg3 {[%emt 0:01:10]} (22. Qd5 $1 {it's amazing - black's Queen
and knights around white's king are threatening - nothing! while this Qd5
threatns Qxf7!} Re6 23. Rg3 (23. Qxa8 Ne1) 23... Qf5 24. Qxa8) 22... Qf5 {
[%emt 0:00:24]} 23. Rxg2 {[%emt 0:01:02]} Nxg2 {[%emt 0:00:38] after bxa4
black is still way better / winning - but this is already not too basic for
fast blitz games...} (23... bxa4 24. Bxa4 Rab8) 24. Qxg2 {[%emt 0:00:36]
complicated game - it feels that in a Blitz game the minor pieces and some
possible threats on the kingside should give white better chances} Rad8 {
[%emt 0:00:36]} 25. Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 26. axb5 {
[%emt 0:00:50]} axb5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 27. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Qh5 {[%emt 0:00:
20]} 28. Nf1 {[%emt 0:00:44] But this was wrong for MVL.. the last few moves
took unclear position into clearly a worse one for him} e4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} (
28... Bc5) 29. Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 30. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:
40]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 31. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Qh5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 32. Ng3
{[%emt 0:00:33]} Bxg3 {0:00:-4} 33. fxg3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:12]}
34. Qf2 {[%emt 0:00:25]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 35. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rd6 {
[%emt 0:00:10]} 36. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Red8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 37. Rh1 {
[%emt 0:00:20]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 38. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Rd5 {[%emt 0:00:
07]} 39. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:17]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 40. b3 {[%emt 0:00:17] the
players had seconds... Qc6 simply protecting the b5 pawn an then some ideas
with Ra8 / or even e3 opening the centeral files - should give black the win!}
c4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 41. bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 42. Rf1 {
[%emt 0:00:13]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} (42... Qc6) 43. Qxc4 {[%emt 0:00:13] it's
a pawn!} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 44. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rc5 $2 {[%emt 0:00:07]}
(44... e3 $1 {was needed black needs to open the files and activate the rook -
much easier seeing such ideas at home and not in the game with seconds left
and endless pressure - I keep mentioning this so that everyone perfectly
understands the pressure and stress the players had during the key games}) 45.
Qf7 {[%emt 0:00:11][%csl Rh8]} Rxc3 {0:00:-3} 46. Be5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rd2+ {
[%emt 0:00:07]} 47. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:08] White wins} 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Blitz Championship 2021"]
[Site "Warsaw, Poland"]
[Date "2021.12.30"]
[Round "19"]
[White "*GM_Vachier-Lag"]
[Black "*GM_Dubov"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "Ronen Har-Zvi"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[EventType "blitz"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]

{[%evp 0,36,24,16,52,51,86,66,43,51,36,33,33,33,27,6,11,19,10,10,17,3,8,-19,26,
28,30,25,19,16,20,15,16,-9,-25,-42,-56,-54,-41]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:02:02]} c5 {
[%emt 0:02:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:03:03]} d6 {[%emt 0:03:04]} 3. Bb5+ {[%emt 0:
03:03]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:03:05]} 4. Bxd7+ {[%emt 0:03:02]} Nxd7 {[%emt 0:03:06]} 5.
O-O {[%emt 0:03:02]} Ngf6 {[%emt 0:03:06]} 6. Qe2 {[%emt 0:03:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:
03:07]} 7. c4 {[%emt 0:03:01]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:03:08]} 8. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:02:38]}
dxe5 {[%emt 0:03:09]} 9. d3 {[%emt 0:02:44]} Be7 {[%emt 0:03:10]} 10. Be3 {
[%emt 0:02:45]} O-O {[%emt 0:03:10]} 11. a3 {[%emt 0:02:29]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:03:
10]} 12. Nc3 {[%emt 0:02:37]} a6 {[%emt 0:03:09]} 13. Rab1 {[%emt 0:02:30]} Qc7
{[%emt 0:03:10]} 14. b4 {[%emt 0:02:19]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:03:11]} 15. Rfd1 {
[%emt 0:02:24]} Rab8 {[%emt 0:03:12]} 16. g3 {[%emt 0:02:19]} b5 {[%emt 0:03:
13]} 17. bxc5 {[%emt 0:01:49]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:03:12]} 18. Bxc5 {[%emt 0:01:54]}
Qxc5 {[%emt 0:03:12][%csl Ra3,Rc4,Rd3] Game drawn - for me this is the
"strange decision for this tournament " Dubov was the sole leader - he is
better with black - has more time why draw? Dubov has the answer most likely..
but quite for certain looking back he might NOT have offered a draw here..}
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Blitz Championship 2021"]
[Site "Warsaw, Poland"]
[Date "2021.12.30"]
[Round "17"]
[White "*GM_Vachier-Lag"]
[Black "*GM_Aronian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Ronen Har-Zvi"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[EventType "blitz"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]

{[%evp 0,133,24,16,16,13,20,20,31,7,-2,20,14,5,5,26,26,36,64,57,55,-54,56,22,
85,-18,125,90,90,97,148,108,58,89,62,5,0,11,-1,17,20,4,-1,-7,0,12,25,31,21,19,
14,12,26,23,47,38,51,37,49,41,44,87,68,-7,-20,-60,-62,-70,-69,-114,-116,-104,
-99,-124,-147,-143,-158,-255,-175,-175,-179,-221,-153,-145,-144,-147,-145,-149,
-117,-127,-141,-136,-141,-141,-143,-227,-80,-69,0,0,15,-203,-185,-184,-43,-26,
45,92,59,1,111,190,198,227,227,206,206,263,265,261,368,398,445,589,819,140,130,
138,157,182,185,185,185,141,227,230]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:03:02]} e5 {[%emt 0:03:00]
} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:03:03]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:03:03]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:03:04]} a6 {
[%emt 0:03:04]} 4. Ba4 {[%emt 0:03:05]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:03:05]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:
03:06]} b5 {[%emt 0:03:06]} 6. Bb3 {[%emt 0:03:07]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:03:07]} 7. a4
{[%emt 0:03:08]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:03:08]} 8. c3 {[%emt 0:03:03]} d6 {[%emt 0:03:08]
} 9. d4 {[%emt 0:03:04]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:03:09]} 10. a5 {[%emt 0:03:04]} Ba7 {
[%emt 0:03:10]} 11. Be3 {[%emt 0:03:01]} O-O {[%emt 0:02:07]} 12. h3 {[%emt 0:
02:48]} Re8 {[%emt 0:02:06]} 13. dxe5 {[%emt 0:02:27]} Bxe3 {[%emt 0:02:03]}
14. exf6 {[%emt 0:02:29]} Bf4 {[%emt 0:01:35]} 15. Qd5 {[%emt 0:02:11]} Ne5 {
[%emt 0:01:06]} 16. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:02:05]} Be6 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 17. Nxf7 {
[%emt 0:01:28]} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 18. Qd1 {[%emt 0:01:31]} Qxf7 {[%emt 0:
01:15]} 19. Bxe6 {[%emt 0:01:13]} Rxe6 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 20. Nd2 {[%emt 0:01:19]
} Rbe8 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 21. Re1 {[%emt 0:01:20]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 22. Nf3 {
[%emt 0:00:47]} Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 23. Rxe4 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Rxe4 {[%emt 0:
00:30]} 24. g3 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 25. Qd3 {[%emt 0:01:03]}
Qc4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 26. Qxc4+ {[%emt 0:00:56]} bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 27. h4 {
[%emt 0:00:56]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 28. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Rg4 {[%emt 0:00:
14]} 29. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:32]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 30. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Kf7
{[%emt 0:00:04]} 31. f3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Rg6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 32. h5 {[%emt 0:
00:19]} Rg5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 33. f4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Rxh5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 34.
g4 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Rh4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 35. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} h5 {[%emt 0:
00:06]} 36. g5 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Rg4+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 37. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:25]}
Be7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 38. Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Bd6 {Let me describe the
tournament situation here - Aronian had 13 out of 16.. only one player Dubov
with 12 points and only player rjun with 11.5.. everyone else 11 or under..
Aronian is completely winning the game is over.. in a standard game MVL would
have clearly resigned here but Blitz has it's own rules as we already know!
Aornian wins and the tournament simply ends.. but.. but...} 39. Rxh5 {[%emt 0:
00:22]} Rxf4+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} 40. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Rf5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} (
40... Kg6) 41. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Bc5+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} 42. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:
20]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 43. Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 44. g6
{[%emt 0:00:18]} Re7+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} 45. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Re6 {[%emt 0:
00:10]} 46. Rh5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 47. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:14]}
Be7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} (47... Bd6 {simple} 48. Nxc6 (48. Nf7 Rxg6) 48... Bf4+)
48. Rf5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 49. Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Be7 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} 50. Nb8 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rxg6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 51. Nxa6 {
[%emt 0:00:13]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:06] No! Bd8 winning the a5 pawn - the game -
and the world championship..} (51... Bd8 {[%cal Gd8a5]}) 52. Nb4 {[%emt 0:00:
13]} Bxb4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 53. cxb4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rg1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 54.
Rf3 {[%emt 0:00:07] Black is up a pawn but the dangerous pass "a" means that
black is defending.. there's probably only one move to make draw here 54...d4
blocking Ra3 from white... analysing the rook endgame deeply.. another time :)}
Ra1 $4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} (54... d4 55. a6 d3 {[%csl Rd3][%cal Gg1a1,Rf3a3]} (
55... c3+ 56. bxc3 Ra1)) 55. Ra3 {[%emt 0:00:07] woo! over} Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:05]
} 56. a6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 57. a7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Ra8 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} 58. Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 59. Kd4 {[%emt 0:
00:12]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 60. Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} g4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 61.
Kxc6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} g3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 62. Rxg3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rxa7 {
[%emt 0:00:09]} 63. Kxd5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Ra2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 64. Kxc4 {
[%emt 0:00:12]} Rxb2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 65. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rc2+ {[%emt 0:
00:12]} 66. Kb5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 67. Ka6 {[%emt 0:00:14]
White wins} 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Blitz Championship 2021"]
[Site "Warsaw, Poland"]
[Date "2021.12.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "*GM_Mamedyarov"]
[Black "*GM_Carlsen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2892"]
[Annotator "Ronen Har-Zvi"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[EventType "blitz"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]

{[%evp 0,71,24,26,27,-9,-1,-9,-9,-1,35,31,23,37,98,28,41,-26,-28,-28,-28,-21,
91,-8,-41,-51,-51,-51,-51,-54,-50,-66,-45,-71,-32,-64,-6,0,0,-45,3,-22,73,76,
94,95,103,91,87,69,75,78,209,199,213,204,211,230,256,176,183,182,217,200,330,
350,532,532,538,507,518,529,898,1840]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:03:02] Thinking about it
- it's amazing that Carlsen finished with 13.5 out of 21 and yet this feels
like a total horrible tournament for him - it probably just means how strong
and completely dominate he has become in the chess world - pretty much any
tournament he is not winning is already a surprise and if he is not second
it's already a shocker! Still - 6 loses for Magnus truly feels wrong .. I will
quickly show two of his losses and this truly was not his tournament} Nf6 {
[%emt 0:02:42]} 2. Bg5 {[%emt 0:03:03]} d5 {[%emt 0:02:54]} 3. Nd2 {[%emt 0:03:
04]} c5 {[%emt 0:02:46]} 4. dxc5 {[%emt 0:03:05]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:02:38]} 5. Ngf3
{[%emt 0:03:05]} Qxc5 {[%emt 0:02:14]} 6. e3 {[%emt 0:02:43]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:02:
14]} 7. Bd3 {[%emt 0:02:39]} Nxd2 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 8. Qxd2 {[%emt 0:02:41]} f6
{[%emt 0:01:29]} 9. Bh4 {[%emt 0:02:26]} e5 {[%emt 0:01:27]} 10. e4 {[%emt 0:
02:35]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:01:27]} 11. O-O {[%emt 0:02:15]} Be6 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 12.
a3 {[%emt 0:02:16]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 13. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:02:12]} Rd8 {
[%emt 0:01:13]} 14. Qc1 {[%emt 0:01:59]} Be7 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 15. b4 {[%emt 0:
02:02]} Qc4 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 16. Re1 {[%emt 0:02:04]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 17.
h3 {[%emt 0:01:55]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 18. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:01:08]} Rxd4 {
[%emt 0:00:27]} 19. Qe3 {[%emt 0:01:02]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:28]} 20. Bg3 {[%emt 0:
01:00]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 21. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 22.
f4 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 23. fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:51]} f5 {[%emt 0:
00:06]} 24. Bf2 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 25. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:52]
Carlsen was better early on and was outplayed but blundering the game to a
basic tactic feels wrong does not matter how his tournament was} g6 $4 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} 26. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:49] strange miss for the world champ -
which happened quite too many times during this tournament} Qxb5 {[%emt 0:00:
05]} 27. Rxd4 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 28. c4 {[%emt 0:00:47]}
Rxc4 {0:00:-2} 29. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 30. Rxc4 {[%emt 0:
00:45]} Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 31. Qc3 {[%emt 0:00:43]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 32.
e6 {[%emt 0:00:42]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 33. Qe5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:
00:07]} 34. Qb8+ {[%emt 0:00:43]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 35. Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:35]}
Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 36. Bh4+ {[%emt 0:00:36] White wins} 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Blitz Championship 2021"]
[Site "Warsaw, Poland"]
[Date "2021.12.30"]
[Round "16"]
[White "*GM_Grischuk"]
[Black "*GM_Carlsen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2892"]
[Annotator "Ronen Har-Zvi"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2021.??.??"]
[EventType "blitz"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]

{[%evp 0,116,32,37,30,2,6,-11,-25,-24,-25,-11,22,18,14,-9,23,-2,-4,0,2,-4,18,
20,14,10,42,7,16,12,26,36,8,-18,-4,-15,-10,-33,-9,-50,-40,-55,27,24,15,-74,-76,
-84,-47,-46,-43,-29,-35,-36,-38,-38,-35,-33,-12,-27,9,0,0,0,24,28,0,0,32,29,25,
32,32,0,72,79,88,88,80,81,68,69,69,47,49,38,49,48,64,79,63,63,73,85,143,138,
123,120,113,176,170,160,162,189,172,211,172,150,173,72,72,94,111,191,169,194,
191,194,329]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:03:02]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:03:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:03:02]
} e6 {[%emt 0:03:03]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:03:03]} d5 {[%emt 0:03:03]} 4. Bg2 {
[%emt 0:03:03]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:02:57]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:03:03]} Bb4+ {[%emt 0:02:
50]} 6. Bd2 {[%emt 0:02:50]} a5 {[%emt 0:02:46]} 7. Qc1 {[%emt 0:02:44]} b6 {
[%emt 0:02:27]} 8. Bxb4 {[%emt 0:02:20]} axb4 {[%emt 0:02:30]} 9. Qxc4 {
[%emt 0:02:16]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:02:30]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:02:05]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:02:
28]} 11. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:01:53]} O-O {[%emt 0:02:25]} 12. Rfc1 {[%emt 0:01:56]}
Nd5 {[%emt 0:02:25]} 13. Qc2 {[%emt 0:01:36]} h6 {[%emt 0:02:20]} 14. Nc4 {
[%emt 0:01:22]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:01:59]} 15. Nce5 {[%emt 0:01:32]} Nde7 {[%emt 0:
01:36]} 16. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:01:26]} Bxc6 {[%emt 0:01:34]} 17. e3 {[%emt 0:01:08]}
Qa8 {[%emt 0:01:50]} 18. Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:53]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:01:50]} 19. Bxc6 {
[%emt 0:00:52]} Nxc6 {[%emt 0:01:19]} 20. Qxc6 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Qxc6 {[%emt 0:
01:27]} 21. Rxc6 {[%emt 0:00:53]} Rfa8 {[%emt 0:01:19]} 22. Rac1 {[%emt 0:00:
40]} Rxa2 {[%emt 0:01:19]} 23. Rxc7 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Rxb2 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 24.
Rc8+ {[%emt 0:00:38]} Rxc8 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 25. Rxc8+ {[%emt 0:00:17]} Kh7 {
[%emt 0:00:59]} 26. Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:32]} g4 {[%emt 0:01:01] it's impossible to
believe that Magnus lost this position - he was pushing probably too much -
feeling that he has to win.. still this example just indicative of the
tournament the best player and the world champ had} 27. Rxb6 {[%emt 0:00:32]}
b3 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 28. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:33]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 29. h3 {
[%emt 0:00:16]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 30. hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} fxg4 {[%emt 0:
00:14]} 31. Rxe6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 32. Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:07]}
b2 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 33. Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 34. d5 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 35. e4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:
34]} 36. d6 {0:00:-5} Rxd6 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 37. Rxb2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rd4 {
[%emt 0:00:27]} 38. f3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 39. Re2 {[%emt 0:
00:05]} gxf3+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} 40. Kxf3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:09]}
41. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} g5+ {[%emt 0:00:11]} 42. Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kg6 {
[%emt 0:00:11]} 43. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Ra4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 44. Kf3 {[%emt 0:
00:08]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 45. Rb3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 46.
Rb6+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} Ke5 $2 {[%emt 0:00:12] typical but the losing move} (
46... Kg7 $1 {was making a draw - but complicated stuff and truly not easy for
anyone with seconds left} 47. Rb5 Kh6 48. Kg4 Ra3) 47. Rb5+ {[%emt 0:00:10]}
Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 48. Rf5+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 49. Kg4 {
[%emt 0:00:11]} Re1 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 50. Rxg5+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:
00:13]} 51. Rf5+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 52. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:13]}
Rf1+ {[%emt 0:00:15]} 53. Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Re1 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 54. g4 {
[%emt 0:00:13]} Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 55. Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Ra4 {[%emt 0:00:
15]} 56. Kh5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 57. g5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rh8+
{[%emt 0:00:10]} 58. Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:11] White wins} 1-0

