Tigran L. Petrosian (ARM) 2605 vs Fabien Libiszewski (FRA) 2488
GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2019 round 09
1. e4 e6 2. Qe2 d5 (Stockfish 2…c5) 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qd8 (SF 4…Qa5) 5. Nf3 c5 6. Ne5 (SF 9 plays 6 b3 Nf6 7 Bb2) Nd7 (SF and Komodo play 6…Bd6 7 g3 Ne7) 7. Nc4 TN Nb6 8. g3 Nxc4 9. Qxc4 Bd7 10. Bg2 Qc8 11. O-O Bc6 12. Ne4 Be7 13. b3 Nf6 14. Bb2 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Bf6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Rfe1 Bxe4 18. Rxe4 Qc6 19. Rae1 O-O-O 20. d3 h5 21. b4 Rd5 22. b5 Qd6 23. a4 f5 24. Qc3 Rd4 25. Re5 b6 26. a5 h4 27. axb6 axb6 28. Qa3 h3 29. Qa6+ Kd7 30. Rxf5 exf5 31. Qb7+ Qc7 32. Re7+ Kxe7 33. Qxc7+ Kf8 34. Qxb6 Ra4 35. Qd8+ Kg7 36. Qg5+ Kf8 37. Kf1 Rb4 38. b6 Rg8 39. Qxf5 Rb1+ 40. Ke2 Rg6 41. Qxc5+ Kg7 42. Qe5+ Kg8 43. Qf5 1-0
https://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2019-reykjavik-open/09-Petrosian_Tigran_L_-Libiszewski_Fabien
Alexander Reprintsev (2374) vs Petr Slavinsky, (2062)
RSHSH Masters Cup 2018 Moscow RUS 05/21/2018
ECO: C00 French, Chigorin variation
1.e4 e6 2.Qe2 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.Nc3 Qd8 5.Nf3 c5 6.Ne5 Nd7 7.g3 Nxe5 8.Qxe5 Qd6 9.Bb5+ Bd7 10.Bxd7+ Qxd7 11.d3 Qc6 12.O-O Nf6 13.Bg5 Bd6 14.Qe2 Be7 15.Rae1 Nd5 16.Bxe7 Nxe7 17.Ne4 O-O 18.f4 Qd5 19.a3 b6 20.Rf2 Rac8 21.Ng5 c4 22.Qe4 g6 23.Qxd5 Nxd5 24.dxc4 Rxc4 25.b3 Rc3 26.Ne4 Re3 27.Rxe3 Nxe3 28.Re2 Nf5 29.Rd2 Rc8 30.c4 a5 31.a4 Rc6 32.Rd7 h6 33.Kf2 Kg7 34.g4 Nh4 35.Kg3 g5 36.fxg5 Ng6 37.gxh6+ Kxh6 38.Rxf7 Ne5 39.Rb7 Nd3 1-0
Yuri S Balashov (2481) vs Oleg Nikolenko,(2526)
ch-Moscow 2013 03/28/2013
ECO: C00 French, Chigorin variation
1.e4 e6 2.Qe2 c5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.b3 d5 5.exd5 Qxd5 6.Nc3 Qd8 7.Bb2 Nf6 8.g3 Be7 9.Bg2 O-O 10.O-O b6 11.Rfd1 Bb7 12.d4 cxd4 13.Nb5 Qc8 14.Nbxd4 Rd8 15.c4 Nxd4 16.Nxd4 a6 17.Nf5 exf5 18.Qxe7 Bxg2 19.Rxd8+ Qxd8 20.Qxd8+ Rxd8 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.Kxg2 Rd2 23.Re1 Rxa2 24.Re8+ Kg7 25.Rb8 b5 26.cxb5 axb5 27.Rxb5 Rb2 28.h4 Kg6 29.Kf3 Rc2 30.Ke3 Rb2 31.b4 h5 32.Rb8 f4+ 33.Kf3 fxg3 34.Kxg3 Kf5 35.f3 Kg6 36.b5 Kf5 37.Rb7 Rb1 38.Rb8 Rg1+ 39.Kf2 Rh1 40.Kg3 ½-½
The following game was NOT played in the last round, but in the fifth round. If Chess dies it will be from a billion little cuts like the following “game.”
Gyula Sax (2566) vs Viktor Erdos (2453)
Bizovac Metalis op 12th 02/26/2005
ECO: C00 French, Chigorin variation
1.e4 e6 2.Qe2 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.Nc3 Qd8 5.Nf3 c5 6.b3 Nc6 7.Bb2 Nh6 8.O-O-O Nf5 9.Qe4 ½-½
Saidali Iuldachev(2550) vs Evgeny Gleizerov (2539)
Teheran Saipa Cup 2nd 09/21/2004
C00 French, Chigorin variation
1.e4 e6 2.Qe2 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.Nc3 Qd8 5.Nf3 c5 6.b3 Nc6 7.Bb2 Nge7 8.Qd3 Qxd3 9.Bxd3 Bd7 10.O-O-O O-O-O 11.Ng5 Ne5 12.Be2 N7g6 13.Nb5 f6 14.Ne4 Nf4 15.Nbc3 Bc6 16.Bf1 f5 17.Ng5 h6 18.Nb5 hxg5 19.Bxe5 Bxb5 20.Bxb5 Nxg2 21.Rhg1 Nh4 22.Rxg5 Nf3 23.Bxg7 Rxh2 24.Rg3 Rxf2 25.Bc4 f4 26.Bxe6+ Kb8 27.Rg4 Bxg7 28.Rxg7 Rfxd2 29.Rxd2 Nxd2 30.Rf7 Rd6 31.Rxf4 ½-½
Armchair Warrior 