1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Nge2 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d3 Rb8 9. h3 Ne8 10. Be3 Nd4 11. Rb1 Bd7 12. b4 b6 13. a4 a5 14. Bxd4 cxd4 15. Nb5 e5 16. bxa5 bxa5 17. Qd2 Bc6 18. f4 Nf6 19. f5 Nd7 20. Ra1 Nc5 21. Ra3 Bf6 22. fxg6 fxg6 23. h4 Rb7 24. Nc1 g5 25. Nb3 Nxb3 26. Rxb3 gxh4 27. gxh4 Rbf7 28. Qh6 Bxh4 29. Rxf7 Rxf7 30. Nxd6 Rf6 31. Qxh4 Qxd6 32. c5 Qf8 33. Rb8 Qxb8 34. Qxf6 Qc7 35. Kh2 Bxa4 36. Bh3 Be8 37. c6 Bf7 38. Be6 Bxe6 39. Qxe6+ Kf8 40. Qf6+ Ke8 41. Qe6+ Kd8 42. Qf6+ Ke8 43. Qe6+ 1/2-1/2 Short Nigel D (2682) -Jones Gawain CB (2596)/Emperors Palace - South Afric 1/2-1/2

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 8. Ne5 a5 9. f3 h6 10. e3 e6 11. e4 Bh7 12. Be2 Nfd7 13. Nd3 Qh4+ 14. g3 Qf6 15. Be3 Nc4 16. Bf2 e5 17. d5 Ncb6 18. O-O cxd5 19. exd5 Bxd3 20. Bxd3 Bb4 21. Bc2 Rc8 22. f4 Nc4 23. fxe5 Ndxe5 24. Bd4 Qd6 25. Ne4 Qxd5 26. Rf5 Rd8 27. Bxe5 Nxe5 28. Qh5 Qd4+ 29. Kh1 O-O 30. Raf1 Nd3 31. Qg4 Kh8 32. Rxf7 Rxf7 33. Rxf7 Rf8 34. Bxd3 Qxd3 35. Qf5 Qb1+ 36. Kg2 Qxb2+ 37. Nf2 Qb1 38. Ne4 Qb2+ 39. Nf2 Qd2 Nd3# Bd6+ 40. Kh3 Bc7 Qe4 40... Qd1 Nc5 Bd8 Qf5 Bg5 Nxb7 41. Qh5 Qb5# Qg6 Kg2 Qb6 Qc4 ?xh8 Qc8 Gupta Abhijeet (2604)-Ringoir Tanguy (2399)/Emperors Palace - South Afric 1/2-1/2

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O Nge7 9. Nbd2 Bb6 10. Nb3 O-O 11. Bd3 Bf5 12. Bg5 f6 13. Bf4 Qd7 14. Qc2 g5 15. Be3 Bc7 16. Nc5 Qc8 17. Bxf5 Nxf5 18. Qd3 Nce7 19. Nb3 b6 20. Nbd4 Nd6 21. Rfe1 Qd7 22. Bd2 Ne4 23. Nb5 Nc5 24. Qe2 Ng6 25. Nxc7 Qxc7 26. c4 dxc4 27. Qxc4+ Qf7 28. Qxf7+ Kxf7 29. Bc3 Rfd8 30. Re3 Rd7 31. Rae1 Rad8 32. h3 Nf4 33. Rc1 Rd1+ 34. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 35. Re1 Ne2+ 36. Kf1 Nxc3 37. bxc3 Rd3 38. Rc1 Ne4 39. c4 Rc3 40. Rd1 Nc5 41. Rd4 Rc2 42. h4 h6 43. h5 Rxa2 44. Nh2 Ra1+ 45. Ke2 Rh1 46. Ng4 Rxh5 47. Rd1 Rh4 48. f3 h5 49. Ne3 Ke6 50. Kf2 Nb3 51. Rd8 Rd4 52. Re8+ Kf7 53. Rh8 Kg6 54. Rg8+ Kh7 55. Rf8 Kg7 56. Ra8 Rd2+ 57. Kg1 Rd7 58. g4 hxg4 59. fxg4 Kf7 60. Kf2 Ke6 61. Re8+ Kd6 62. Rf8 Ke5 63. Nd5 Smerdon David (2520) -Jere Daniel (2344)/Emperors Palace - South Afric 0-1

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. Bf5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Ne4 12. Ne2 g6 13. f3 Ng5 14. Bc2 a5 15. a3 Bc5 16. Rb1 Qe7 17. Kh1 Ba6 18. Re1 Rfd8 19. Nd4 Bb7 20. Ba4 Bxd4 21. exd4 c5 22. b4 axb4 23. axb4 cxd4 24. Bc2 Rdc8 25. Bd3 Ra2 26. Qb3 Rf2 27. Bf4 Ne4 28. Kg1 Qh4 29. Bxe4 Qxf4 30. Kxf2 dxe4 31. Rb2 Qh4+ 32. Kf1 Qxh2 33. fxe4 Rc3 34. Qd1 Bxe4 35. Qg4 Bf5 36. Qg5 h6 37. Qd8+ Kh7 38. Qxd4 Rf3+ 39. Ke2 Qxg2+ 40. Kd1 Qg3 0-1 Kobese Watu AKW (2355)-Harika Dronovali (2520)/ Emperors Palace - South Africa 0-1

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5 15. Bc4 Rb8 16. b3 g6 17. Nce3 Kh8 18. O-O f5 19. Qd3 f4 20. Nc2 Qd7 21. Rd1 Bd8 22. Ra2 Qg7 23. b4 axb4 24. cxb4 f3 25. g3 h5 26. b5 Na5 27. Ncb4 Bd7 28. Na6 Rb7 29. Nc3 Nxc4 30. Qxc4 Qe7 31. Nb4 Be6 32. Nbd5 Qd7 33. Qc6 Bb6 34. Qxd7 Bxd7 35. Nxb6 Rxb6 36. Ra6 Rfb8 37. Rxb6 Rxb6 38. Rb1 g5 39. Kf1 Kg7 40. Ke1 Kf7 41. Kd2 Rb8 42. Kd3 Ra8 43. h4 g4 44. Nd5 Rb8 45. Kc4 Ke6 46. Rb2 Bc6 47. Rb3 Bb7 48. Rd3 Rc8+ 49. Kb3 Bxd5+ Huschenbeth Niclas (2502) -van der Nat Nicholas P (2308/Emperors Palace - South Afric 0-1

1. e4 c6 2. Ne2 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Ng3 Bg6 5. h4 h6 6. h5 Bh7 7. e6 fxe6 8. d4 Qb6 9. Bd3 Nf6 10. f4 Nbd7 11. Bxh7 Rxh7 12. Qd3 O-O-O 13. c3 Rh8 14. Nd2 c5 15. Nf3 cxd4 16. cxd4 g6 17. hxg6 Bg7 18. Be3 Ng4 19. O-O-O Kb8 20. Rde1 Rc8+ 21. Kb1 Nc5 22. Qa3 Ne4 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Ne5 Bxe5 25. dxe5 Nxe3 26. Qxe3 Qxe3 27. Rxe3 Rcg8 28. Rg3 h5 29. Rg5 Rh6 30. g4 Rhxg6 31. Rxg6 Rxg6 32. gxh5 Rg4 33. h6 Rg8 34. Kc2 Kc7 35. h7 Rh8 36. Kc3 Kd7 37. Kd4 Ke8 38. Kxe4 Kf7 39. f5 Kg7 40. Rh2 Rf8 41. h8=Q+ Rxh8 42. f6+ 1-0 Grover Sahaj (2485)-Davies Jason S (2048) / Emperors Palace - South Afric 1-0

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. Kb1 a6 11. h4 h6 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Rg8 14. c4 c5 15. Be3 O-O-O 16. g3 d5 17. cxd5 Qxd5 18. Qxd5 Bxd5 19. Bh3+ Kc7 20. Rhe1 Rge8 21. Bf4+ Kc6 22. Rxd5 Kxd5 23. Bg2+ Kc4 24. Bf1+ Kd5 25. Bg2+ Kc4 26. Bxb7 Kb5 27. Bc7 Bf6 28. a4+ Kb4 29. Be4 Rd2 30. f3 Re6 31. Bf4 Rg2 32. Rd1 g5 33. hxg5 hxg5 34. Bd6 Be5 35. Bf8 Re8 36. Bd6 Bxd6 37. Rxd6 Re6 38. Rd5 Rxg3 39. c3+ Kxa4 40. Rxc5 Rxe4 41. fxe4 Kb3 42. Kc1 Rg2 43. Kd1 Kxb2 44. e5 Rf2 45. e6 fxe6 46. Ke1 Jones Gawain CB (2596)-Laxman Rajaram (2446)/ Emperors Palace - South Afric 1/2-1/2

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 cxd4 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 Qc7 10. Ne2 Nbc6 11. f4 Bd7 12. Qd3 dxc3 13. Qxc3 O-O-O 14. Rb1 Kb8 15. Rg1 d4 16. Qd3 Nd5 17. g4 f6 18. exf6 e5 19. g5 e4 20. Qxe4 Nc3 21. Nxc3 Rge8 22. Kf2 Rxe4 23. Nxe4 Bf5 24. Bd3 Qh7 25. Nc5 b6 26. Bxf5 Qxf5 27. Nd3 Rh8 28. Rg2 Ne5 29. Nxe5 Qxc2+ 30. Bd2 Qxd2+ 31. Kg3 Qe3+ 32. Nf3 d3 33. Re1 Rh3+ 34. Kxh3 Qxf3+ 35. Kh4 Qxf4+ 36. Kh5 Qf3+ 37. Kg6 Qxg2 38. f7 Qc6+ 39. Kh7 Qc7 40. Kg8 Qc4 41. g6 Kc7 42. Rd1 Kd7 43. h4 van der Nat Nicholas P (2308-Grover Sahaj (2485)/Emperors Palace - South Afric 1-0

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. Nc3 Nd4 7. Nxd4 exd4 8. Nd5 Nxd5 9. exd5 d3 10. Qxe7+ Bxe7 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 Bc5 13. cxd3 b5 14. Bb3 d6 15. Kf1 Bf5 16. Bc2 Rfe8 17. Rxe8+ Rxe8 18. b3 Re5 19. Bb2 Rxd5 20. d4 Bxc2 21. dxc5 dxc5 22. Re1 Bd3+ 23. Kg1 f6 24. f3 Bg6 25. Bc1 Kf7 26. Re3 b4 27. Kf2 Bb1 0-1 Ringoir Tanguy (2399)-Short Nigel D (2682)/Emperors Palace - South Afric 0-1

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nd4 4. Bc4 e6 5. O-O a6 6. a4 Ne7 7. d3 Nec6 8. Nxd4 cxd4 9. Ne2 Bc5 10. Bd2 O-O 11. Ng3 Ne5 12. Bb3 Qh4 13. h3 Kh8 14. f4 Nxd3 15. cxd3 Qxg3 16. Be1 Qg6 17. f5 Qg5 18. Bd2 Qe7 19. Qh5 Bd6 20. Rae1 f6 21. e5 Bxe5 22. fxe6 dxe6 23. Bf4 Bxf4 24. Rxf4 e5 25. Rh4 g5 26. Rhe4 Bf5 0-1 Dole Anant (2103)-Kobese Watu AKW (2355)/Emperors Palace - South Afric 0-1