[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 "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 "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 "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 "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

[White "Ray"] [Black "Elliot"] [Result "*"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.Qe2 b5 6.Bb3 Be7 7.c3 O-O 8.O-O d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nf4 11.Qe4 Nxe5 12.Qxa8 Qd3 13.Bd1 Bh3 14.Qxa6 Bxg2 15.Re1 Qf3 16.Qc8 Rxc8 17.h3 Nxh3+ 18.Kh2 Ng4# *

[Event "Rated game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/QqFCHKGh"] [Date "2016.08.18"] [White "foolnotion"] [Black "jaskol95"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2351"] [BlackElo "2370"] [PlyCount "126"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "60+0"] [ECO "B31"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 { B31 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation } 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nc3 Nc7 8. Bf1 O-O 9. h3 d5 10. d3 d4 11. Ne4 b6 12. Bf4 Bb7 13. a3 Ne6 14. Bg3 a5 15. a4 Nb4 16. Ned2 Rc8 17. Nc4 Qc7 18. Qd2 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Qc6 20. f4 Rfd8 21. Bg2 Qe8 22. Nxb6 Rb8 23. Nc4 Nd5 24. b3 Nb6 25. Nxa5 Qd7 26. Nc6 Rdc8 27. Nxb8 Rxb8 28. a5 Nd5 29. a6 Nc3 30. a7 Rd8 31. a8=Q Rxa8 32. Rxa8+ Bf8 33. Rea1 Nc7 34. R8a7 Kg7 35. f5 gxf5 36. e6 Qxe6 37. Rxc7 Ne2+ 38. Kh2 f4 39. Bf3 fxg3+ 40. fxg3 Nc3 41. Re1 Qf6 42. Rxc5 e6 43. Qg5+ Qg6 44. Qxg6+ hxg6 45. Rc4 Bd6 46. Rxd4 Be7 47. Rc4 Nd5 48. b4 Nxb4 49. Rxb4 Bxb4 50. Rb1 Bc3 51. Rb4 Bf6 52. c4 Be5 53. Rb5 Kf6 54. Kg2 Bd6 55. c5 Bc7 56. c6 Ke7 57. Rb7 Kd6 58. Rxc7 Kxc7 59. g4 f6 60. Kg3 g5 61. h4 gxh4+ 62. Kxh4 Kd6 63. Kh5 { Black forfeits on time } 1-0

[Event "Rated game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/5MBUAOPR"] [Date "2016.08.18"] [White "gioGo"] [Black "foolnotion"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2252"] [BlackElo "2343"] [PlyCount "110"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "60+0"] [ECO "B84"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be2 Nf6 { B84 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation } 7. O-O Be7 8. Bg5 O-O 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qd2 Nc6 11. Nb3 Qc7 12. Rad1 Rd8 13. Rfe1 b5 14. a3 Bb7 15. f4 Rac8 16. Bf3 Na5 17. Nxa5 Qxa5 18. g4 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Qxc3 20. Qxc3 Rxc3 21. Bg2 Rxc2 22. Rc1 Rdc8 23. Rxc2 Rxc2 24. Rd1 d5 25. exd5 exd5 26. Bxd5 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 g6 28. Rd6 Rc4 29. Rxa6 Rxf4 30. h3 Ra4 31. Rb6 Rxa3 32. Rxb5 Rxh3 33. Kg2 Rc3 34. g5 Kg7 35. Ra5 h6 36. gxh6+ Kxh6 37. Ra7 f5 38. Ra8 Kg5 39. Ra4 f4 40. Rb4 Kg4 41. Rb6 Rc2+ 42. Kg1 g5 43. Rb3 f3 44. Rb5 Kf4 45. Ra5 g4 46. Ra4+ Kg3 47. Ra1 f2+ 48. Kh1 Kh3 49. Ra3+ g3 50. Rxg3+ Kh4 51. Rf3 Kg4 52. Kg2 f1=Q+ 53. Kxf1 Kxf3 54. Kg1 Rb2 55. Kf1 Rb1# { White is checkmated } 0-1

[Event "Championnat de France 2016 - Open Veterans"] [Date "2016/8/17"] [Round "5"] [White "Boudre,Jean-Pierre"] [Black "Giffard, Nicolas"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2276"] [BlackElo "2310"] 1. e4 c5 2. Be2 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O Nf6 6. d3 d6 7. c3 Qc7 8. Na3 O-O 9. Qe1 Bg4 10. Qh4 Rab8 11. Nc4 b5 12. Ne3 Bf3 13. Rf3 e6 14. Rh3 h6 15. g4 Rfc8 16. g5 hxg5 17. fxg5 Ne8 18. Ng4 Ne5 19. Bf4 Ng4 20. Bg4 Kf8 21. Rf1 Ke7 22. Be3 Kd8 23. Rhf3 Rb7 24. Rf7 Qf7 25. Rf7 Rf7 26. Be6 Rcc7 27. Bf7 Rf7 28. Qg4 Nc7 29. d4 cxd4 30. Bd4 Be5 31. Be5 dxe5 32. Qh4 Ne8 33. Qh8 Rg7 34. Qf8 Rc7 35. Qg8 Rd7 36. Qg6 Rd1 37. Kg2 Rd2 38. Kg3 Rb2 39. Qe6

[Event "Caro-Kann move by move"] [Site "Smyslov Variation"] [Date "2016.08.17"] [Round "1"] [White "Matanovic, A."] [Black "Petrosian, T."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B17"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo ""] [TimeControl ""] [Time ""] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate ""] [Annotator ""] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 (5. Qe2 Ndf6) 5... Ngf6 6. Nxf6 Nxf6 7. Bc4 (7. Ne5 Be6) (7. Bd3 Bg4) (7. c3 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e6 10. Bc4 Bd6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Qe7 13. O-O-O O-O-O) (7. Be2 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 e6 10. O-O Bd6 11. c4 O-O 12. Qb3 Rb8 13. Be3 Bc7 14. Qa3 Qd6 15. Qxd6 Bxd6 16. Rfd1 a6) 7... Bf5 (7... Bg4 8. Bxf7 Kxf7 9. Ne5 Ke8 10. Nxg4 Nxg4 11. Qxg4) 8. Qe2 e6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. O-O-O Bg4 (10... O-O 11. Ne5 h6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. f4 Qc7 14. g4) 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nd5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Rhe1 O-O 15. Kb1 (15. Bxd5 Qg5 16. Kb1 cxd5) 15... Rad8 16. Bb3 Qf6 17. Qe2 Rd7 18. c3 (18. c4 Ne7) 18... b5 19. g3 Rfd8 20. f4 b4 21. Qf3 (21. Bxd5 Rxd5 22. cxb4 h5) 21... bxc3 22. bxc3 c5 (22... Qf5 23. Ka1 Qxh3 24. Bc2 h5) 23. Re5 cxd4 24. Bxd5 Rxd5 25. Rxd5 exd5 26. Rxd4 h6 27. g4 Qe7 28. Qf2 Rb8 29. Ka1 Qa3 30. Qc2 Re8 31. Rb4 d4 32. Rxd4 Re1 33. Rd1 Rxd1 34. Qxd1 Qxc3 35. Kb1 Qxh3 36. a4 h5 37. gxh5 Qf5 38. Kb2 Qxf4 39. Kb3 Qf5 40. Kc4 Kh7 41. Qd2 0-1