GM Suat Atalik – the winner of the Aivars Gipslis Memorial 2018 being presented with his prize by CAQ President Mark C Stokes.
Editors pick – the game of the Round.
[ePGN "0.1;DGT LiveChess/2.1"] [Event "Aivars Gipslis Memorial 2018"] [Site "Brisbane, Australia"] [Date "2018.05.07"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Atalik, Suat"] [Black "Paevskiy, Igor"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [TimeControl "90 minutes plus 30 seconds per move"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2507"] [BlackElo "1941"] 1. d4 {[%emt 00:21:18]} Nf6 {[%emt 00:00:18]} 2. c4 {[%emt 00:00:25]} c5 {[%emt 00:00:24]} 3. d5 {[%emt 00:00:26]} b5 {[%emt 00:00:26]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 00:01:46]} Bb7 {[%emt 00:01:49]} 5. b3 {[%emt 00:02:48]} e6 {[%emt 00:05:57]} 6. dxe6 {[%emt 00:01:55]} fxe6 {[%emt 00:00:10]} 7. cxb5 {[%emt 00:02:18]} a6 {[%emt 00:02:27]} 8. bxa6 {[%emt 00:00:23]} Nxa6 {[%emt 00:00:05]} 9. Bb2 {[%emt 00:03:54]} Be7 {[%emt 00:02:30]} 10. Nbd2 {[%emt 00:01:27]} Qa5 {[%emt 00:04:10]} 11. g3 {[%emt 00:06:40]} Ne4 {[%emt 00:08:58]} 12. Bg2 {[%emt 00:04:09]} c4 {[%emt 00:02:11]} 13. O-O {[%emt 00:00:11]} c3 {[%emt 00:10:22]} 14. Nc4 {[%emt 00:00:06]} Qd5 {[%emt 00:00:12]} 15. Ba3 {[%emt 00:08:31]} Qxd1 {[%emt 00:07:37]} 16. Rfxd1 {[%emt 00:00:46]} c2 {[%emt 00:05:36]} 17. Rdc1 {[%emt 00:04:08]} d5 {[%emt 00:09:43]} 18. Bxe7 {[%emt 00:01:50]} dxc4 {[%emt 00:00:07]} 19. Ba3 {[%emt 00:00:27]} Nc7 {[%emt 00:00:12]} 20. Rxc2 {[%emt 00:00:41]} Rxa3 {[%emt 00:04:11]} 21. Rxc4 {[%emt 00:00:06]} Nb5 {[%emt 00:03:41]} 22. Ng5 {[%emt 00:04:47]} Nxg5 {[%emt 00:01:22]} 23. Bxb7 {[%emt 00:00:08]} Nd6 {[%emt 00:01:07]} 24. Bc6+ {[%emt 00:05:18]} Ke7 {[%emt 00:00:55]} 25. Rc2 {[%emt 00:00:59]} Ra7 {[%emt 00:03:56]} 26. Rac1 {[%emt 00:02:52]} Rc8 {[%emt 00:00:39]} 27. f4 {[%emt 00:01:37]} Ngf7 {[%emt 00:01:43]} 28. Ba4 {[%emt 00:00:14]} Rxc2 {[%emt 00:00:50]} 29. Rxc2 {[%emt 00:00:02]} e5 {[%emt 00:01:52]} 30. Kg2 {[%emt 00:01:41]} Ra5 {[%emt 00:03:49]} 31. e3 {[%emt 00:01:42]} Rd5 {[%emt 00:03:01]} 32. b4 {[%emt 00:06:14]} Rd3 {[%emt 00:00:51]} 33. Kf2 {[%emt 00:10:44]} exf4 {[%emt 00:03:16]} 34. exf4 {[%emt 00:00:57]} Ne4+ {[%emt 00:00:52]} 35. Ke2 {[%emt 00:02:57]} Rc3 {[%emt 00:00:14]} 36. Bb3 {[%emt 00:05:07]} Rxc2+ {[%emt 00:01:20]} 37. Bxc2 Nc3+ {[%emt 00:00:51]} 38. Kf3 {[%emt 00:00:09]} Nxa2 {[%emt 00:00:17]} 39. Bxh7 {[%emt 00:00:02]} Nxb4 {[%emt 00:00:15]} 40. g4 {[%emt 00:00:21]} Nd5 {[%emt 00:01:57]} 41. g5 {[%emt 00:02:16]} Nc7 {[%emt 00:01:02]} 42. h4 {[%emt 00:00:22]} Ne6 {[%emt 00:00:26]} 43. Kg4 {[%emt 00:01:02]} Nf8 {[%emt 00:02:08]} 44. Bg8 {[%emt 00:00:39]} Nd7 {[%emt 00:01:16]} 45. h5 {[%emt 00:04:16]} Nf8 {[%emt 00:02:20]} 46. f5 {[%emt 00:03:30]} Ke8 {[%emt 00:02:05]} 47. h6 {[%emt 00:04:20]} gxh6 {[%emt 00:00:16]} 48. Bxf7+ {[%emt 00:00:23]} Kxf7 {[%emt 00:00:25]} 49. gxh6 {[%emt 00:00:01]} 1/2-1/2