[Event "Championnat de France 2016 - Open Veterans"] [Date "2016/8/18"] [Round "6"] [White "Giffard, Nicolas"] [Black "Faber, Michel"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2310"] [BlackElo "2077"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. Bf4 O-O 9. e3 b6 10. Nd2 Ba6 11. Ba6 Na6 12. Nc4 Ne8 13. O-O Nac7 14. a4 f5 15. Qd2 Rf7 16. Rad1 Qe7 17. Bh2 Rd8 18. Qc2 Nf6 19. Qb3 Ne4 20. Ne2 g5 21. Rd3 Na6 22. f3 Nf6 23. Ng3 Ne8 24. e4 fxe4 25. Ne4 Bd4 26. Ne3 Nb4 27. Rd4 cxd4 28. Ng4 a5 29. Nh6 Kg7 30. Nf7 Kf7 31. Qc4 d3 32. f4 g4 33. Ng5 Kg8 34. Ne6 Rd7 35. hxg4 Nc7 36. f5 Nbd5 37. Nc7

[Event "Zdarzenie"] [Site "Strona"] [Date "2016.08.19"] [Round "1"] [White "Andrzej Lech Maliszewski"] [Black "PyChess.py"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [TimeControl "300 0"] [Time "00:40:00"] [WhiteClock "0:05:00.000"] [BlackClock "0:05:00.000"] [PlyCount "0"] 1/2-1/2

[Event "YourNextMove Blitz"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2016.06.20"] [Round "14.2"] [White "Magnus Carlsen"] [Black "Vladimir Kramnik"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C67"] [WhiteElo "2855"] [BlackElo "2812"] [PlyCount "132"] [EventDate "2016.06.19"] [SourceDate "2015.10.21"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. c3 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. Bf4 d5 14. Bd3 g6 15. Nd2 Ng7 16. Nf1 Bf5 17. Bxf5 Nxf5 18. Ne3 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Qd7 20. Re1 c6 21. Bh6 Bg7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qe7 Rd8 {close to a draw, but white will press, controlling the open file.} (23... Qxe7 24. Rxe7 Rb8 25. Rc7 {and only white can improve. very unpleasant.}) 24. h4 h5 {stops h5.} 25. Re3 {rook is more active and protected.} b6 26. Qe5+ Kg8 (26... Kh7) 27. Kh2 a5 28. f3 {stops Qg4. g4 idea in the future.} a4 {black has useful moves only on the queen-side, and wants to create a weakness with a3.} 29. Kg3 b5 30. Kf4 Qd6 $2 (30... Rc8 $3 {frees d8 and stops Kh6. Reminds of Short-Timman, Tilburg, 1991.} 31. Kg5 Qd8+ 32. Kh6 Qf8+ $1) 31. Qxd6 Rxd6 32. Re8+ Kg7 33. Ke5 Rd7 34. a3 $1 {no counter play.} g5 {desperation.} (34... Rc7 35. Kd6) (34... Kh7 35. Kf6) 35. hxg5 h4 36. f4 Kg6 37. Rg8+ $1 (37. Rc8 Re7+ 38. Kd6 Re2 {counter play.}) 37... Kh7 38. Rc8 Kg7 (38... Re7+ 39. Kf6) 39. Rxc6 (39. Re8) 39... Re7+ 40. Kxd5 Re2 41. Rh6 Rxb2 42. Rxh4 Rb3 (42... Rxg2 $2) 43. Kc5 Rxc3+ 44. Kxb5 Rxa3 45. f5 $2 (45. Rh6 $1 Ra1 46. Ra6 a3 47. Kc5 a2 48. Kd5 $1 {just in time. no checks!}) 45... Ra1 46. Kb4 a3 47. g4 Rd1 48. Kxa3 Rxd4 {and white can't win due to the fact his rook can't move. 2 vs 1 is ofc a dead draw.} 49. Kb3 Rf4 50. Kc3 Ra4 51. Kd3 Ra3+ 52. Kc4 Ra4+ 53. Kb5 Rf4 54. Kc6 Ra4 55. Kd6 Ra6+ 56. Kc7 Ra7+ 57. Kb6 Ra4 58. Kb5 Rf4 59. Kc5 Ra4 60. Kc6 Rb4 61. Kd5 Ra4 62. Ke5 Ra5+ 63. Kd6 Ra6+ 64. Kc5 Ra4 65. Kc6 Rb4 66. Kd5 Ra4 1/2-1/2

[Event "ChessCube Game"] [Site "www.chesscube.com"] [Date "2016.08.19"] [Round "-"] [White "sakteo@chesscube.com"] [Black "terakota@chesscube.com"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1927"] [BlackElo "2130"] [Time "20:11:38"] [TimeControl "180+2"] 1. e4 e6 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d4 Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. f5 c5 8. c3 Nc6 9. O-O Qb6 10. Kh1 cxd4 11. b3 dxc3 12. Bg5 c2 13. Qxc2 h6 14. Bxh6 Nb4 15. Qe2 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 gxh6 17. Ne5 Bd7 18. Qg3+ Kh7 19. Nd2 Bb5 20. Rf4 Bd6 21. Nxf7 Rxf7 22. Qg6+ Kh8 23. Rh4 Ng8 24. Qxf7 Be5 25. Nf3 Bxa1 26. Ng5 Bg7 27. Ne6 Be5 28. f6 Bxf6 29. Rxh6+ 1-0

[Event "Championnat de France 2016 - Open Veterans"] [Date "2016/8/19"] [Round "7"] [White "Giffard, Nicolas"] [Black "Weill, Roland"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2310"] [BlackElo "2139"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 b6 6. a3 Bc3 7. Nc3 d5 8. b4 c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. O-O dxc4 12. Qd8 Rd8 13. bxc5 Nbd7 14. Rb1 Nc5 15. Bc4 Rac8 16. f3 Nd3 17. Bd3 Rd3 18. Rb7 Rdc3 19. Rb1 Nd5 20. e4 Nb6 21. Rd1 h6 22. h4 h5 23. Kh2 Rc2 24. Be3 Nc4 25. Ba7 Nd2 26. Rb8 Nf3 27. Kh3 Rb8 28. Bb8 Nd2 29. a4 Ra2 30. Bc7 Ne4 31. Rd8 Kh7 32. a5 f6 33. Ra8 e5 34. a6 Nf2 35. Kg3 Ng4 36. Bd6 Rd2 37. Bc7 Ra2 38. Kf3 f5

[Event "CCCC TNS"] [Site "FUMC"] [Date "2016.08.18"] [Round "3"] [White "Chesnut.W"] [Black "Ryan.D"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "71"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bc4 d6 7. O-O Be6 8.Bxe6 fxe6 9. e5 d5 10. Qg4 Qe7 11. Bg5 Qf7 12. Qa4 Qd7 13. Nc3 Rb8 14. b3 h6 15. Qh4 Rb4 16. Qh5+ Qf7 17. Qxf7+ Kxf7 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. fxe3+ Kg6 20. Rf8 d4 21. a3 Rb6 22. exd4 c5 23. Na4 Rc6 24. Nxc5 Kh7 25. Re8 h5 26. Rxe6 Rb6 27. Rxb6 axb6 28. Ne6 Nh6 29. Rf1 Re8 30. Nf8+ Kg8 31. Ng6 Kh7 32. Nf4 g6 33. Nd5 Rd8 34. Nf6+ Kg7 35. c3 Nf5 36. Nxh5+ 1-0

[Event "Lokales Ereignis"] [Site "Lokaler Ort"] [Date "2016.08.20"] [Round "1"] [White "Angermaier"] [Black "Fruit 2.1"] [Result "*"] [TimeControl "300 0"] [Time "17:08:00"] [WhiteClock "0:05:00.000"] [BlackClock "0:05:00.000"] [PlyCount "0"] *

[White "Chesscologuard"] [Black "Rdyrvik"] [Date "2016.08.20"] [Site "fics.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. c4 Ndb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 Nxd3 10. b3 e4 11. Ne1 Bf5 12. Nc3 Bb4 13. Nxe4 Nxe1 14. Rxe1 Bxe1 15. Qxe1 Bxe4 16. Bxe4 Re8 17. Rd1 Qf6 18. Bd5 Rad8 19. h4 Ne5 20. Bg5 Qa6 21. Qc3 Rd6 22. Bf4 Ng4 23. Bxd6 cxd6 24. Re1 Ne5 25. a4 b5 26. cxb5 Qc8 27. Qxc8 Rxc8 28. f4 Rc5 29. Bg2 Ng6 30. Re8 Nf8 31. Rd8 Rd5 32. Bxd5

[Event "Évenement Local"] [Site "Site local"] [Date "2016.08.20"] [Round "1"] [White "Vous"] [Black "Invité"] [Result "*"] [TimeControl "300 0"] [Time "22:10:00"] [WhiteClock "0:05:00.000"] [BlackClock "0:05:00.000"] [PlyCount "0"] *

[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2016.08.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Caro-Kann"] [Black "Advance Variation"] [Result "*"] [ECO "B12"] [PlyCount "19"] [SourceDate "2016.08.20"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 {main line.} (4. g4 {sharp side-line.} Bd7 $1 {the best.} (4... Bg6 5. h4 h5 6. e6 $1) 5. Bd3 e6 6. Nf3 c5) (4. h4 {more popular side-line.} h5 (4... h6 5. g4 Bh7 6. e6 $1) 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 Nd7 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Bg5) 4... e6 5. Be2 {not Bd3!} Ne7 (5... c5 {inaccurate.} 6. Be3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bg6) 6. O-O Nd7 7. Nbd2 {with the idea of Nb3 - he doesn't like this line.} (7. Nh4 Bg6 8. Nd2 c5) 7... h6 8. Nb3 Bh7 9. Bd2 Ng6 10. c4 *