31... Rxg5! 32. fxg5 f4 With such bishops you don't have to think about such a sacrifice. It's clearly winning. 33. g4 Re8 34. Qd2 Re3 This seems to be winning too, but there was an easier way. It must have been timetrouble, because 34... Rh8 collects a full knight! 35. b4 Qe7 36. bxc5 Qxg5 37. Rh1 Bxh1 38. Rxh1 Bxc5 39. Qd1 Qe7 40. a4 Rg3 41. Ng2 Bb4 42. Rh2 Qe5 43. c5 f3 44. Nh4 Qf4 0-1

Is it possible to luck up Black's bishop by force? We're not sure but in this game White manages. A rare and interesting theme!

35. e5 Ke8 36. Kf3 Bh2 37. Ke4 Kd7 38. Ra1 Kc6 39. Rh1 Bf4 40. Rd1 Kc5 41. Rd6 Rc6 42. Rd7 b5 43. axb6 Kxb6 44. Kf3 Bh2 45. Rd1 Rc5 46. g3 Rd5 47. Rxd5 1-0

It doesn't happen every day that a strong 1.d4 player is outplayed completely with White.

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Bd2 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bf4 Nd7 11. Qc2 Nxc3 12. bxc3 c5 13. Rad1 Nf6 14. Be5 Qc8 15. Ng5 g6 16. Qd2 Nh5 17. Nh3 Qe6 18. Kh1 f6 19. Bf4 Rad8 20. Be3 Bc6 21. Qc2 Rfe8 22. Rfe1 Bf8 23. Qb3 c4 24. Qc2 b5 25. Bd2 a5 26. f3 f5 27. e4 fxe4 28. fxe4 dxe4 29. Ng5 Qf5 30. Rf1 Qd7 31. Be3 Bd5 32. g4 Qxg4 33. Bh3 Qh4 34. Qg2 Bh6 35. Rde1 Nf4 36. Bxf4 e3 37. Qxd5+ Rxd5 0-1

After an interesting game that should have ended in a draw, Morozevich is lucky here.

48. Qd6?? To save the king, White has to give his rook. Therefore it was the time to let the knight join the party. 48. Nd2 f5+ 49. Rxf5 gxf5+ 50. Qxf5+ Kg8 51. Qd5+ and White probably has no more than a draw. 48... h5+ 49. Kf4 Qe2! 50. Rc3 Kg7! and because Black will mate in three, White resigned. 0-1

29... Rec7! Would you have found this move? 30. bxc4 Bc5 And how many of us would have started to make bad moves, because we had missed this idea? 31. Qxc5 Rxc5 32. cxb5 axb5 33. Nxb5 Svilder probably hadn't missed it at all, and probably saw in advance that White is still slightly better here. 33... Rc4 34. Rb1 h6 35. Nbd4 Qc7 36. Ne6 Qe7 37. Bd4 Bc8 38. Nf4 Qd6 39. Be5 Qc5 40. Rb2 Rc1 41. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 42. Kh2 Nf6 43. Rb3 Ne4 44. Rb2 Nf6 45. Rb3 Ne4 46. Rb6 Kh7 47. Rg6 Nf6 48. Bxf6 Qxf4+ 49. g3 Qxf3 50. Rxg7+ Kh8 51. Rg6+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

Another 1.d4 player going down, against an impressive new "KID" on the block!

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3 exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 h5 11. Bg5 Qb6 12. Qd2 Nh7 13. a5 Qc7 14. Bh6 h4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Na4 Nd7 17. Ne2 b5 18. axb6 Nxb6 19. Nf4 Nxa4 20. Rxa4 Bd7 21. Rxa6 Rxa6 22. Bxa6 Qa7 23. Be2 Qa1+ 24. Bd1 Rb8 25. Nd3 Bb5 26. Nc1 Nf6 27. Qc3 Ba6 28. Nb3 Qa2 29. Kd2 Rb4 30. Bc2 Bc4 31. Ra1 Rxb3 32. Qxf6+ Kxf6 33. Rxa2 h3 34. gxh3 Rxf3 35. Ra7 Bb3 36. Bd3 Rxh3 37. Bb5 Rxh2+ 38. Ke3 Rh3+ 39. Kd2 Ke5 40. Rxf7 Kxe4 41. Rf6 g5 42. Bc6 Rh2+ 43. Kc3 Rh3+ 44. Kd2 Rd3+ 45. Ke2 Bd1+ 46. Ke1 Bg4 47. Rxd6 Ke3 48. Ba4 Rd4 49. Ra6 Rxd5 50. Bb3 Rd2 51. Ra4 Bf3 52. Rc4 Re2+ 53. Kf1 Rxb2 54. Rc3+ Kf4 55. Bc2 Rb5 56. Kf2 Bd5 57. Bd1 g4 58. Be2 Rb2 59. Rxc5 g3+ 0-1

A beautiful kingside attack.

20... Bxg5! 21. hxg5 Qxg5+ 22. Kh1 Rxc3! 23. bxc3 Qh4 24. Kh2 Ne5 25. Rg1 Qxf2+ 26. Kh1 Qh4 27. Kh2 Qf2+ 28. Kh1 Qh4 29. Kh2 h5! 30. Nxf3 Qf4+ Easier was 30... Qxe4 31. Nxe5 Qxe5+ 32. Rg3 h4 31. Rg3 Bxe4 32. Ng5 32. Nxe5 h4 32... h4 33. Nxe4 hxg3+ 34. Nxg3 Nf3+ 35. Kg2 Nh4+ 36. Kh1 36. Kh2 Qf2+ 37. Kh1 Qxg3 36... Qxg3 37. Qg4 Qxc3! 38. Rf1 Qc6+ 39. Kg1 Qc5+ 40. Rf2 Nf5 and Black won. 0-1

51... g1=N! 52. b4 Bc3 53. Ng2+? This simply gives away the pawn. 53. Nc2 is not easy to win for Black. 53... Kg3 54. Ne3 Bxb4 55. Kf5 Nf3 56. Nc4 Nd4+ 57. Ke4 Nb5 58. Kf5 Kf3 59. Nb6 Ke3 60. Ke6 Kd4 61. Nc8 Bc5 62. Kf5 Kxd5 63. Nxd6 Bxd6 Black certainly studied this ending very well. She plays it almost perfectly. 64. Kg4 Nd4 65. Kh3 Ke4 66. Kg2 Ke3 67. Kg1 Kf3 68. Kh1 Nc2 69. Kg1 Ne3 70. Kh1 Ng4 71. Kg1 Nf2 72. Kf1 Bh2 73. Ke1 Ne4 74. Kf1 Nd2+ 75. Ke1 Ke3 76. Kd1 Kd3 77. Ke1 Bg3+ 78. Kd1 Bf2 79. Kc1 Nc4 80. Kd1 Nb2+ 81. Kc1 Kc3 82. Kb1 Kb3 83. Kc1 Be3+ 84. Kb1 Nc4 85. Ka1 Bf4 0-1