[Event "Stavanger"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Svidler, P."]
[Black "Carlsen, Ma"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A25"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/p1p3pp/1p6/1Q1p3q/2n1rPn1/2P1BN2/P3PP1P/1R4RK b - - 0 24"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

{Svidler has been totally outplayed in a reversed Grand Prix Attack, but how
should Black finish him off?} 24... Rfxf4 $2 {Flashy, but not good.} ({Carlsen
might have retained all his trumps while strengthening his position with} 24...
c5) ({but it was also possible to cash in straight away with} 24... Ncxe3 25.
fxe3 Nf2+ 26. Kg2 Nh3 {, hitting both the rook and e3.}) ({Finally, if Black
was itching to play a combination he should have preferred} 24... Nxf2+ $5 25.
Bxf2 Rxe2 {, undermining two pieces, and if} 26. Ng5 Rxf2 27. Qxd5+ Kh8 28. Rg2
R2xf4 {, leaving him two pawns to the good.}) 25. Bxf4 Nxf2+ 26. Kg2 Rxe2 27.
Kf1 {One problem with Carlsen's play is that White's last three moves were
hardly tough to find. He may have hoped that his next would finally give
Svidler some problems to solve, but...} Ne4 28. Rxg7+ $1 {...was hardly a move
which would escape the radar with Black having such a strong attacking set-up.}
Kf8 ({Now} 28... Kxg7 29. Qd7+ Qf7 30. Qg4+ Qg6 31. Qd7+ Kh8 {would have
forced the queens off. After} 32. Qd8+ Qg8 33. Qxg8+ Kxg8 34. Kxe2 Nxc3+ 35.
Kd3 Nxb1 36. Bxc7 Nba3 {it should just be a draw, although we've all seen
Carlsen win such positions before.}) 29. Kxe2 Nxc3+ 30. Kf2 Nxb5 31. Rbg1 $1 {
Coordination is the name of the game; White's counterattack is sufficient for
a draw.} Nc3 32. Rxc7 Ne4+ 33. Ke1 $1 Nc5 34. Rc8+ Kf7 35. Rc7+ Kf8 36. Rc8+
Kf7 37. Rc7+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Stavanger"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, A."]
[Black "Aronian, L."]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "A18"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b1kb1r/pppn1ppp/6q1/3Pp1B1/2P4P/2PB1N2/P4PP1/R2QK2R b KQkq - 0 12"]
[PlyCount "14"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

{Black is behind in development, but after, say, 12...Qd6 followed by ...Nc5
would have been very much in the game. However, Aronian was too determined to
refute White's bold play.} 12... e4 $2 {For now there's only one piece
defending the e-pawn, as Grischuk was quick to realise.} 13. h5 $1 (13. Qe2 f5
14. Nd4 Bd6 {would offer Black quite active prospects.}) 13... Qf5 $2 ({Black
lags dangerously in development after} 13... Qa6 14. Bxe4 Qxc4 15. Bd3 Qxd5 16.
O-O {, but better this}) ({or the prudent} 13... Qb6 14. Bxe4 h6 15. Be3 Bc5 {
than Aronian's overly ambitious follow-up.}) 14. Rh4 $1 exd3 ({Giving up the
queen without delay was likely the best try as} 14... Nc5 15. Bxe4 Nxe4 $2 16.
Qe2 {would just have cleaned Black up, in view of} f6 17. Rxe4+ Kf7 18. Rf4 Qd7
19. Ne5+ {.}) 15. Rf4 Nc5 16. Rxf5 Bxf5 17. Nd4 Bd7 18. Kf1 Bd6 19. Nb3 {. The
d-pawn is falling and unsurprisingly Grischuk went on to win.} *

[Event "Stavanger"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, A."]
[Black "Caruana, F."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A62"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/7k/3p2pb/3P1p2/3q3P/1rrN1BP1/4PPK1/1Q5R w - - 0 38"]
[PlyCount "4"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

{Black's major pieces are quite active, but White has two pawns for the
exchange and surely his knight glues his position together. Indeed, it does,
partly by helping to protect the classic weak spot on f2, but the knight is,
of course, removable.} 38. Qa2 $4 {Grischuk completely forgot that the knight
could be removed.} ({Instead, something like} 38. Qd1 {would have led to a
draw.}) 38... Rxd3 $1 39. exd3 Rb2 {. And just like that White must give up
his queen to avoid disaster on f2.} 0-1

[Event "Stavanger"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karjakin, S."]
[Black "Grischuk, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/p2bp2p/5pp1/1p1P4/3PP3/1R5P/P2K1PP1/1B2N2r b - - 0 24"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

{White has sacrificed the exchange in return for a strong centre. The knight
on e1 is doing a good job of keeping the rook on h1 out of play, but White
really needs to improve his queenside pieces. As such, placing the rook on the
c-file and the bishop on a2 or d3 seems indicated, although Ra3 also very much
comes into the equation.} 24... a5 $2 {Grischuk was in too much of a hurry to
play actively.} ({Instead, Black might have countered with} 24... a6 {,
planning} 25. Ra3 ({or} 25. Rc3 Rc8 26. Rc5 {, when Black isn't under any
pressure and can improve his position with} Kf7 27. Bc2 e5 $1) 25... Bc8 $1 {
, when the bishop has gone backwards but is no worse than its counterpart.
Moreover, after} 26. Rc3 $6 f5 $1 {, White's centre begins to crumble, in view
of} 27. e5 Bb7 28. Rc5 Rd8 {.}) 25. Rc3 Rc8 26. Rc5 {Naturally Black can't
exchange rooks on c5, but now Bd3 is next up and his queenside is collapsing.
Play continued:} b4 27. Bd3 a4 28. Ra5 b3 29. axb3 axb3 30. Ra7 Rd8 {
Objectively this isn't a mistake, but it leads to a position where the white
position is the easier to play; always an important issue, not least in the
run-up to the time control.} ({Here} 30... b2 $1 {would have forced matters,
and after} 31. Rxd7 Rc1 32. Rb7 Rhxe1 33. Rxb2 Red1+ 34. Ke2 Re1+ {, White
must either consent to the repetition or risk becoming rather bogged down with}
35. Kf3 Rc3 36. Rd2 {.}) 31. Rb7 Ra8 32. Rxd7 Ra2+ 33. Kc3 $1 Rxe1 34. Kxb3
Rxf2 35. Rxe7 Re3 {This might well have been tempting from afar, but White can
escape.} 36. Kc4 Rd2 37. Bb1 {Perhaps Black can still hold this, but the trend
is against him (a concept familiar from 'The Road to Chess Improvement'), and
Grischuk failed to hold after a further oversight:} Rb2 $2 38. d6 $1 Kf8 39.
Bd3 Rd2 40. Bf1 Ra3 41. Kb4 Ra1 42. Bc4 Rc1 43. Rf7+ Ke8 44. d7+ Kd8 45. Kc5
Kc7 46. Rxh7 Rcd1 47. d5 Rc1 48. g4 g5 49. d8=Q+ Kxd8 50. Kd6 Ke8 51. Bb5+ Kf8
52. Ke6 Re1 53. Kxf6 Rf2+ 54. Kg6 1-0

[Event "Stavanger"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kramnik, V."]
[Black "Caruana, F."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/R4k2/6p1/4K1P1/4P3/pr6/8/8 b - - 0 50"]
[PlyCount "4"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

{White has been squeezing in his inimitable way, but thus far Caruana had kept
play within drawing bounds.} 50... Ke8 $4 {It feels unnatural to move away
from the g-pawn and the text hardly obstructs the path of the white king.} ({
Correct was} 50... Kf8 {, when White struggles to make progress. He might try}
51. Kd6 Rb6+ 52. Kc5 Rb3 53. e5 {, but after} Rb1 $1 54. Rxa3 Kf7 55. Ra6 Rc1+
{, Black will follow up with a classic barrage of checks.}) 51. Kf6 Rb6+ 52.
Kg7 $1 ({Resignation was a little premature, but after} 52. Kg7 Re6 ({or} 52...
Rb3 53. Kxg6 Kf8 54. e5 Rf3 55. e6 {, which is zugzwang}) 53. Rxa3 Rxe4 54.
Ra8+ Ke7 55. Kxg6 Rg4 56. Rg8 $1 Rg1 57. Kh7 {, White will set up the Lucena
position.}) 1-0

[Event "4NCL, Hinckley"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Twyble, M."]
[Black "Palliser, R."]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "E46"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b1r1k1/ppb2pp1/2pqnn2/3p4/3P1P1p/P2BP3/1PQBNNPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 17"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2013.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

{This game was played the day after a long, complex struggle with Romain
Edouard, but that still doesn't excuse what happened. We join play just as 16...Qd6 has forced 17 f4. I now spotted that 17...Ng5? would fail to 18 Bb4, so:} 
17... a5 18. Kh1 {. Now one would surely expect} Ng5 {, but I have to confess
that the move didn't even enter my head. Completely inexplicable, although
this does show that embarrassing moves are always there waiting to be made.} *

[Event "Middlesex vs. Yorkshire"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Eames, R."]
[Black "Webb, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be3 Nbd7 7. Qd2 c5 8.
O-O-O b6 9. d5 a6 10. h3 b5 11. e5 b4 12. Ne2 Ne4 13. Qd3 f5 14. g4 dxe5 15.
gxf5 Nd6 16. Ng5 Qa5 17. fxg6 e4 18. gxh7+ Kh8 19. Nxe4 c4 {Webb has coolly
given up his kingside, fully recognising the danger facing White's king and
queen.} 20. Qd4 Qxa2 21. Rg1 Bxd4 22. Bxd4+ Kxh7 23. Ng5+ Kh6 24. Ne6 Ne4 25.
Bg7+ Kh7 26. Ng5+ Kxg7 27. Nxe4+ Kh8 28. d6 Bb7 29. dxe7 Bxe4 30. exf8=Q+ Nxf8
31. Rd4 c3 32. Rxe4 Qa1# 0-1

[Event "World Rapid Ch., Dubai"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Yu Yangyi"]
[Black "Carlsen, Ma"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b1k2r/ppppnppp/2nb2q1/8/4P3/1NN1BP2/PPP3PP/R2QKB1R b KQkq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

{Black to play} *

[Event "World Rapid Ch., Dubai"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Yu Yangyi"]
[Black "Carlsen, Ma"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b1k2r/ppppnppp/2nb2q1/8/4P3/1NN1BP2/PPP3PP/R2QKB1R b KQkq - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

1... Bxh2 $1 2. Qd2 (2. Rxh2 $2 Qg3+ {wins the exchange}) 2... Bg3+ 3. Bf2 b6
4. O-O-O Bxf2 5. Qxf2 Bb7 {left Black a pawn to the good and Carlsen gradually
consolidated.} *

[Event "World Rapid Ch., Dubai"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zhigalko, S."]
[Black "Wang Hao"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/r4pk1/3Q2p1/1P2p3/4P3/r1b2P1p/P1R2R2/1KN3q1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

{Black to play} *

[Event "World Rapid Ch., Dubai"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zhigalko, S."]
[Black "Wang Hao"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/r4pk1/3Q2p1/1P2p3/4P3/r1b2P1p/P1R2R2/1KN3q1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

1... Rb3+ $1 ({It's mate after} 1... Rb3+ 2. axb3 ({while} 2. Rb2 Rxb2+ 3. Rxb2
Bxb2 4. Kxb2 h2 5. Qxe5+ f6 {is totally hopeless for White}) 2... Ra1# {.}) 0-1

[Event "World Blitz Ch., Dubai"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kovalev, V."]
[Black "Volokitin, A."]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6rk/6rp/pp2pQ2/3p4/P5R1/7P/2q3P1/5R1K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

{White to play} *

[Event "World Blitz Ch., Dubai"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kovalev, V."]
[Black "Volokitin, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6rk/6rp/pp2pQ2/3p4/P5R1/7P/2q3P1/5R1K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

{It's mate on the back rank:} 1. Qxg7+ $1 1-0

[Event "World Rapid Ch., Dubai"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Yu Yangyi"]
[Black "Svidler, P."]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2b1Q3/2q2r1k/p1n3p1/3R4/5P2/8/PPP4P/1K4R1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

{White to play} *

[Event "World Rapid Ch., Dubai"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Yu Yangyi"]
[Black "Svidler, P."]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2b1Q3/2q2r1k/p1n3p1/3R4/5P2/8/PPP4P/1K4R1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

1. Rh5+ $1 ({It's mate with} 1. Rh5+ gxh5 ({or} 1... Kg7 2. Qh8#) 2. Qg8+ Kh6
3. Rg6# {.}) 1-0

[Event "Fagernes"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Merkesvik, S."]
[Black "Haria, R."]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3rr1k1/p2n1ppp/1q3n2/2bp4/7N/PbN3PP/1P1Q1PB1/R1B1R1K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

{Black to play} *

[Event "Fagernes"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Merkesvik, S."]
[Black "Haria, R."]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3rr1k1/p2n1ppp/1q3n2/2bp4/7N/PbN3PP/1P1Q1PB1/R1B1R1K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

{Black spotted a way to overload the overworked white queen:} 1... Bxf2+ $1 2.
Qxf2 Rxe1+ 0-1

[Event "World Rapid Ch., Dubai"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Moiseenko, A."]
[Black "Caruana, F."]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2q1rk1/3n1ppp/2p2n2/p1bpP3/1p3QP1/P6P/1PP1NPB1/R1B2RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

{Black to play} *

[Event "World Rapid Ch., Dubai"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Moiseenko, A."]
[Black "Caruana, F."]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2q1rk1/3n1ppp/2p2n2/p1bpP3/1p3QP1/P6P/1PP1NPB1/R1B2RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

1... Nxe5 $1 2. Qxe5 Re8 3. Qf5 Rxe2 {netted a pawn.} *

[Event "World Blitz Ch., Dubai"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Polgar, J."]
[Black "Caruana, F."]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2kr4/1R2R3/8/p6p/r6P/4K1P1/3p2B1/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

{Black to play} *

[Event "World Blitz Ch., Dubai"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Polgar, J."]
[Black "Caruana, F."]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2kr4/1R2R3/8/p6p/r6P/4K1P1/3p2B1/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "6"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

{The game ended} 1... Ra3+ $2 ({but Black might have won with} 1... Rd3+ $1 {
, and if} 2. Kf2 d1=Q 3. Bh3+ Rg4 {.}) 2. Kf2 Rc3 $2 3. Bh3+ Rd7 4. Rbxd7 1-0

[Event "Halmstad"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Berg, E."]
[Black "Bellon Lopez, J."]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b2rk1/1p1n3R/pq3pP1/4p3/3R1n2/1N2QP2/P1P3P1/1K6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

{White to play} *

[Event "Halmstad"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Berg, E."]
[Black "Bellon Lopez, J."]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1b2rk1/1p1n3R/pq3pP1/4p3/3R1n2/1N2QP2/P1P3P1/1K6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

1. Rdxd7 $1 Bxd7 ({Black must give up his queen in view of} 1... Qxe3 2. Rdg7#)
2. Qxb6 Bc6 3. Qc7 Ne6 4. Rh8+ $1 Kxh8 5. Qh7# 1-0

[Event "Magglingen"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cowan, R."]
[Black "Mizak, J."]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r1rk1/1pq2ppp/p2ppb2/P1n5/2P1P1Q1/1PN4P/1B3PP1/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

{White to play} *

[Event "Magglingen"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cowan, R."]
[Black "Mizak, J."]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3r1rk1/1pq2ppp/p2ppb2/P1n5/2P1P1Q1/1PN4P/1B3PP1/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

1. Nd5 $1 exd5 2. Bxf6 g6 {left White with a dominating position, which now} 3.
exd5 Rde8 4. Qf4 Nd7 5. Be7 {would most clearly have emphasised.} *

[Event "Jaen"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Trent, L."]
[Black "Granero Roca, A."]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1nkr1b1r/1p3pp1/2pp3p/1R6/Q2N2q1/2P5/P2N1PPP/5RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

{White to play} *

[Event "Jaen"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Trent, L."]
[Black "Granero Roca, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1nkr1b1r/1p3pp1/2pp3p/1R6/Q2N2q1/2P5/P2N1PPP/5RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

1. Rxb7 $1 Kxb7 {(White finishes very precisely after this)} ({but what else
could Black do with, for instance,} 1... Rd7 2. Rxb8+ $1 Kxb8 3. Nxc6+ Kc7 4.
Qxg4 {a complete rout}) 2. Rb1+ Kc8 3. Qa7 {. There's nowhere for the knight
or king to run.} 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Ch., Dubai"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cheparinov, I."]
[Black "Van Wely, L."]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1k1r3r/2pR1p1p/2n5/2q2p2/1p6/1Pp1P1P1/2Q2PBP/R5K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

{White to play} *

[Event "World Blitz Ch., Dubai"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cheparinov, I."]
[Black "Van Wely, L."]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1k1r3r/2pR1p1p/2n5/2q2p2/1p6/1Pp1P1P1/2Q2PBP/R5K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "11"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

1. Qxf5 $1 (1. Rxf7 {should also win, but would have been much less aesthetic
and forcing}) 1... Qxf5 (1... Qb6 2. Qf6 $1 {is certainly no panacea for Black}
) 2. Bxc6 Qb1+ {(desperation, but he had to prevent mate)} 3. Rxb1 Rxd7 4. Ra1
Rd1+ 5. Rxd1 Ka7 6. Be4 {left the c-pawn under lock and key, and White with an
easily winning endgame.} *

[Event "World Rapid Ch., Dubai"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ringoir, T."]
[Black "Cheparinov, I."]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/5pb1/3p1np1/2pPn3/4PP2/q5Pp/1r1NBB1P/3Q1RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

{Black to play} *

[Event "World Rapid Ch., Dubai"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ringoir, T."]
[Black "Cheparinov, I."]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/5pb1/3p1np1/2pPn3/4PP2/q5Pp/1r1NBB1P/3Q1RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

1... Rxd2 $1 2. Qxd2 Qf3 $1 ({The queen must be taken, but after} 2... Qf3 3.
Bxf3 Nxf3+ 4. Kh1 Nxd2 5. Re1 Ndxe4 {, Black's knights and c-pawn are too
dominant.}) 0-1

[Event "Zalakaros"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fodor, T."]
[Black "Jones, GC."]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r1k1/8/p2p2p1/2pP3p/Q1P1r1q1/3KB3/P3R3/4R3 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

{Black to play} *

[Event "Zalakaros"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fodor, T."]
[Black "Jones, GC."]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r1k1/8/p2p2p1/2pP3p/Q1P1r1q1/3KB3/P3R3/4R3 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

1... Rxe3+ $1 2. Rxe3 Qd4+ 3. Kc2 Rxe3 4. Rxe3 Qxe3 {saw Black simplifying to
a won queen ending, with play concluding} 5. Qxa6 Qf2+ ({as pointed out by
David Vigorito,} 5... Qg3 $1 {would have been even more precise, defending d6
and leaving the h-pawn much the faster in the race of the rooks' pawns}) 6. Kb1
$2 Qg1+ 7. Kc2 Qh2+ 8. Kd1 h4 9. Qc8+ Kg7 10. Qd7+ Kh6 11. Qg4 Qf2 0-1

[Event "Norway (blitz)"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aronian, L."]
[Black "Svidler, P."]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3qr1k1/ppn1b2p/2r3p1/2pn1pP1/8/PP2PQN1/1B1P2BP/2R2RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

{White to play} *

[Event "Norway (blitz)"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aronian, L."]
[Black "Svidler, P."]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3qr1k1/ppn1b2p/2r3p1/2pn1pP1/8/PP2PQN1/1B1P2BP/2R2RK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

1. Nxf5 $1 {(threatening mate on h6)} gxf5 2. Qxf5 {(and now on f7)} Rf8 3. Qe5
{(and this time down the long diagonal; there's no defence)} Nf6 4. Bxc6 1-0

[Event "World Blitz Ch., Dubai"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mchedlishvili, M."]
[Black "Moiseenko, A."]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1k2r3/p1q5/P7/2BQb3/1p3p2/8/1P3P2/4RK2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

{White to play} *

[Event "World Blitz Ch., Dubai"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mchedlishvili, M."]
[Black "Moiseenko, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1k2r3/p1q5/P7/2BQb3/1p3p2/8/1P3P2/4RK2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.28"]

1. Rxe5 $1 (1. Bd6 $1 {would have been no less effective}) 1... Rxe5 {(now
it's mate along the back rank)} ({but} 1... Qxe5 2. Qb7# {was no better}) ({
and even} 1... Rd8 {wouldn't have delayed the mate for long after} 2. Bd6 $1)
2. Qg8+ 1-0

