(1) Motrichko Viktoriya - Golubeva Zoja IMSA2017 Right Black's wing is lost, but Black want to attack from centre. 41.37-32 23-29 42.32x21 29-33 43.38x29 24x33 44.21-16 12-17 45.31-27 22x31 46.36x27 33-38 47.27-21 17-22 48.21-17 22x11 49.16x7 38-42 50.7-1 42-47 51.1-40 9-13 52.26-21 47-33 53.21-16 33-47 54.16-11 20-24 55.11-6 47-36 56.6-1 36-47 57.1-6 24-29 58.40x20 47x15 59.6-28 Victoria was like Swiss clock, very precise. 2-0

(2) Golubeva Zoja - Nogovitsyna Matrena IMSA2017 During the game Matrena balances in the edge, lost almost. But Zoja found a draw (It's a first miracle). 70.27-38 23-29 71.35-30 It's a second miracle. Time on the Zoja's clock is end. You know time is money. On the board is draw. 25x34 72.38-43 34-40 73.43-49 40-45 74.49-35= In general, Matrena is an amazing player, she win and win, even when she lose, she win somehow. Probably with the help of Yakutia shamans. 0-2

(3) Fedorovich Olga - Motrichko Viktoriya IMSA2017 22...14-19?? Ladies, you should sleep at night. Not play draughts. 23.25x14 19x10 24.33-28 22x33 25.39x19 13x24 26.31x22 Black lost a man. 2-0

(4) Ramos Sobrinho Mario - Shvartsman Alexander IMSA2017 1.32-28 18-23 2.38-32 12-18 3.31-27 7-12 4.43-38 20-24 5.37-31 14-20 6.49-43 10-14 7.41-37 5-10 8.46-41 1-7 9.34-29 23x34 10.40x29 20-25 11.29x20 15x24 12.27-22 18x27 13.31x22 16-21 14.44-40 10-15 15.40-34 14-20 16.45-40 21-26 17.36-31 17-21 18.41-36 11-16 19.31-27 7-11 20.50-45 24-30 21.35x24 19x30 22.36-31 12-17 23.47-41 13-19 24.33-29 8-13 25.38-33 30-35 26.29-23 35x44 27.23x14 44-49 28.42-38 20-24 29.14-10 25-30 30.34x25 15-20 31.25x14 4x15 32.41-36 9x20 33.22-18 13x22 34.27x18 49-35 35.39-34 20-25 36.43-39 25-30 Mario play the same opening of the game again and again ... lost. Maybe it's time to change something? In the super blitz and blitz tournaments at least? Maybe it's not problem with the opening, but with a player? 0-2

(5) Zhou Wei - Trofimov Ivan IMSA2017 40...17-21 41.41-37 12-18 42.34-30 25x34 43.39x30 23-29 44.28-22 18-23 45.33-28 6-11 46.30-25 29-34 47.25-20 23-29 48.43-39 34x43 49.38x49 13-18 50.22x13 19x8 51.49-44 8-13 52.44-40 13-19 53.40-34 29x40 54.35x44 24-29 55.44-40 11-17 56.27-22 29-34 57.40x29 19-24 58.22x11 24x22 59.11-7 22-27 60.7-2 27x38 61.2-24 21-27 62.24x42 4-9 63.20-14 After that game Chinese should celebrate very long time... 2-0

(6) Trofimov Ivan - Ndjofang Jean Marc IMSA2017 36...14-20! 37.39-33 17-21! 38.26x17 12x21 39.40-34 [ 39.33-28 36-41 x ] 39...20-25 40.34-29 23x34 41.33-28 34-39 knack .... 42.28-22 18-23 43.45-40 8-13 44.47-42 4-10 45.42-37 10-15 46.37-31 36-41 47.31-26 41-47 48.26x17 47x45 49.17-11 39-44 50.11x2 23-29 51.2x30 25x34 52.22-18 44-50 53.35-30 34x25 54.18-13 29-34 55.13-9 50-6 56.9-3 34-39 57.3-26 45-1 58.27-21 39-44 59.32-27 44-50 A tough win for Cameroonian talent... Now in Africa must be a holiday.. 0-2

(7) Georgiev Alexander - Zhou Wei IMSA2017 39...12-17 40.44-39 17-22 41.39-33 7-11 42.42-38 11-17 43.34-30 13-18 44.23x12 17x8 45.29-23! 8-13 46.33-29 22-27 47.37-32 4-10 48.48-42 26-31 49.32-28 21-26 50.30-25 10-15 51.38-33 16-21 52.28-22 27x18 53.36x16 18-22 54.33-28 The opening of game for Alexander is not important, he wins in centre game, in the worst case he wins during the endgame. Maybe the thing is that he often goes to the Yakutia shamans....... 2-0

(8) Shvartsman Alexander - Anikeev Yuriy IMSA2017 Black needs a man on <20> Sometimes dreams come true, but not now. 35.28-23! 15-20 36.40-35 5-10 37.34-30 9-13 38.30x19 13x24 39.39-34 20-25 40.47-42 22-27 41.33-28 8-13 42.23-19 13-18 43.19x30 18-22 44.28-23 22-28 45.43-39 28x19 46.30-24 19x30 47.35x24 27-31 48.32-28 12-18 49.38-33 10-15 50.34-29 Alexander is cold-blooded in last rounds, like during Wolrd Championship in Tallinn. 2-0

(9) Chizhov Alexey - Ramos Sobrinho Mario IMSA2017 37...21-26 38.32x21 16x27?? ehhhh Mario ... 39.44-40! 19-23 40.40-35! 11-16 [ 40...18-22 41.34-29 23x34 42.33-28 22x33 43.38x40 x ] 41.33-29! 26-31 42.37x26 23-28 43.26-21 28-33 44.21x32 33x24 45.34-29 24x33 46.38x29 6-11 47.32-28 13-19 48.29-24 19x30 49.35x24 11-17 50.42-38 16-21 51.38-33 21-26 52.33-29 17-21 53.28-23 18-22 2-0

(10) Zhou Wei - Ramos Sobrinho Mario IMSA2017 22...12-18! Black threatened by combination 13-19, for 41-36 Black play 07-12 and White lose a man. 23.27-22 White didin't wait and lost a man, but no other way. 17x28 24.26x17 11x22 0-2

(11) Chizhov Alexey - Wang Chenfan IMSA2017 Position of Alexy is magnificent. Earlier ... 10-15 years ago, he won such positions with his eyes closed, but now... 34.34-29 14-19 35.40-34 24-30 36.45-40 30-35 37.29-23 18x29 38.34x14 20x9 39.41-37 35x44 40.49x40 9-14 41.40-35 7-12 42.47-42 14-20 43.39-34 12-18 44.33-29 8-12 45.38-33 11-17 46.42-38 6-11 47.27-21 13-19 48.21-16 20-24 49.29x20 15x24 50.16x7 12x1 51.32-27 18-23 52.38-32 1-7 53.27-22 7-11 54.33-29 24x33 55.28x39 17x28 56.39-33 28x30 57.35x13 23-29 58.13-8 1-1

(12) Vatutin Evgeni - Georgiev Alexander IMSA2017 Georgiev plays such positions excellently. He's like a boa-constrictor, left an enemy without access to oxygen. He is actually the best in the world in kind of that position. 38...20-25! 39.40-35 13-18 40.33-28 14-20 41.38-33 20-24 42.42-38 2-7 43.35-30 24x35 44.44-40 35x44 45.39x50 7-12 46.50-45 21-26 47.45-40 17-21 48.40-35 12-17 49.35-30 4-10 50.33-29 10-15 51.29-24 26-31 52.24x11 31x31 53.11-7 31-36 54.7-2 36-41 55.30-24 41-47 56.34-30 47x20 57.2-7 25x34 58.7x40 21-26 59.32-28 20-9 60.28-23 26-31 61.23-19 31-37 62.40-34 37-41 63.34-25 0-2

(13) Ramos Sobrinho Mario - Trofimov Ivan IMSA2017 26...19-23?! It's a provocative or ... another masterpiece from Ivan. 27.37-32 28x37 28.34-29 24x33 29.39x10 9-13 30.25x14 15-20 31.14x25 White 2 mans less, but the path to the king is open! What about webs? 4x15 32.35-30 37-41 33.30-24 41-46 34.44-40 46-10 35.25-20 13-19?! What does he do? 36.24x13 15x24 37.13-8 12-17 38.8-2 10-19! What is that? 39.43-38 3-8 40.2x13 19x8 41.40-34 17-22 42.38-33 8-3 43.34-29 22-27 44.29x20 3x25 45.49-43 25-20 46.43-38 20-14 47.33-29 14-46 48.45-40 27-31 Ivan, it's fantastic. 0-2

(14) Anikeev Yuriy - Zhou Wei IMSA2017 Surprise win game for White. 47...13-19? [ 47...35-40 48.33-28= ] 48.32-27! 19-24 [ It was as draw! 48...35-40 49.33-29 23-28! 50.29-23 (50.27-21 16x27 51.31x33 12-18 52.29-23 18x38 53.39-33=) 50...40x18 51.27-21 16x27 52.31x24 12-18 53.26-21 17x26 54.24-19 11-17 55.19-14 18-22= ] 49.45-40 35x44 50.39x50 No good way 23-29 [ 50...24-30 51.33-29 30x39 52.29x7 11x2 53.27-22 17x28 54.26-21 x ] 51.34x23 25-30 52.37-32 30-34 53.32-28 34-40 54.23-19 24x13 55.28-23 13-18 56.33-29 40-45 57.27-21 2-0

(15) Trofimov Ivan - Anikeev Yuriy IMSA2017 It seems bad, but Ivan make a draw with long finish. 42.22-18 13x22 43.33-28 22x33 44.32-27 21x32 45.42-38 32x43 46.48x19 12-18 47.40-34 18-22 48.34-30 20-24 49.19-14 24x35 50.14-10 35-40 51.10-5 22-27 52.5-28 40-45 53.28-11 27-32 54.36-31! 1-1

(16) Georgiev Alexander - Ramos Sobrinho Mario IMSA2017 1.33-28 18-23 2.38-33 12-18 3.31-27 7-12 4.37-31 20-24 5.42-38 14-20 6.47-42 24-29 7.33x24 20x29 8.35-30 10-14 9.39-33 1-7? Very bad sacrifice. 10.33x24 17-22 11.28x17 11x22 12.27-21! 16x27 13.32x21 14-20? 14.38-32! 20x29 15.32-28! 23x32 [ even worst ... 15...22x33 16.21-17 12x21 17.31-27 21x32 18.42-38 33x42 19.48x28 23x32 20.34x1 ] 16.34x14 9x20 17.31-27 22x31 18.36x38 6-11 19.21-16 White one man more.. The opening of the game from Georgiev. 2-0

(17) Wang Chenfan - Ivanov Artem IMSA2017 Typical attack from both sides. 34...18-22! 35.27x18 13x22 36.45-40 9-13 37.40-34 20-25 38.48-42 8-12 39.49-43 24-30 40.35x24 19x30 41.28-23 22-27 42.42-37 21-26 43.32x21 16x27 44.33-28 15-20 45.38-33 27-32 46.43-38 32x41 47.36x47 30-35 48.23-19 White have to give a man for Black. 13x24 49.38-32 17-21 50.28-23 21-27 51.32x21 26x17 52.47-42 17-22 53.42-38 22-27 54.33-28 24-29 55.23-19 29x40 56.39-34 40x29 57.19-13 12-18 58.13x31 35-40 59.28-22 40-44 60.22-18 44-49 Artem is calm and accurate. 0-2

(18) Ndjofang Jean Marc - Wang Chenfan IMSA2017 It's amazing to see the position of Ndjofang. Unseen. It's terrible. 39...18-23! 40.28-22? [ 40.38-32 17-21 ( With chance to not lose 40...23-29 41.32-27 29x38 42.28-23 19x28 43.27-22) 41.32-27 21x32 42.28x37 23-29 43.33-28 12-17 The man is lost. ] 40...17x28 41.33x22 12-18! 42.41-37 18x27 43.37-32 27-31 44.36x27 24-30 45.25x34 23-29 46.34x23 19x37 47.38-32 37x28 48.50-44 13-19 49.44-40 14-20 50.40-35 20-25 51.39-34 28-33 52.27-22 7-12 0-2

The rapid tournament is over, the best player is winner, but nobody go home with empty pockets.

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