[Event "Ch-SWE 2022"]  [Site "Uppsala"]  [Date "2022.07.09"]  [Round "8"]  [White "Cramling, P."]  [Black "Hector, J."]  [Result "0-1"]  [ECO "D02"]  [WhiteElo "2459"]  [BlackElo "2441"]   {Jonny had the powers above and below on his side, during this year's  Championship, but this game is the one that really showed that he deserved the  first place.} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Qb3 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bg4 6. Nbd2 Nbd7  7. g3 e6 8. Bg2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. Nc4 Qa6 12. Bd2 Nb6 13. Rfc1  Nxc4 14. Qxc4 Qxc4 15. Rxc4 Nd7 16. Bb4 $6 {Pia has had a bad run against  Jonny in the last few years, and she tries to remove the tactical element from  the position. This gives us a chance to see Jonny from his less famous side.  He is not only good at tactics; he is also quite powerful in the endgame.  Perhaps, even, it is his second strongest trait.} Nb6 $1 17. Bxe7 Nxc4 18. Bxf8  Kxf8 19. Rc1 Nb6 20. e3 Bxf3 $1 {An important decision. With knight and bishop  on the board, White slight advantage in space will translate into some  pressure. With the knight gone, White is only strong on the light squares, but  there are dark squares too...} 21. Bxf3 Rd8 22. Rc5 (22. Kf1 e5 $5 (22... Ke7  23. Ke2) 23. dxe5 Rd2 24. Rb1 Nc4 25. Be4 {is fine for White, but Jonny would  have his kind of game (comlicated).}) 22... f6 23. Ra5 a6 24. Ra3 Rd7 25. Rb3  Nc4 26. Be2 Nd6 27. h4 Ke7 28. Rc3 {Everything White has done so far makes  sense, but perhaps the kings ought to have gone to e2, rather than the bishop.}  h6 29. Kg2 Nf7 30. Rc2 e5 $1 {Jonny is playing to win this game. He just  continues to set White problems, one after another, and eventually it pays off.  } 31. dxe5 Nxe5 {One could claim this to be a slight gain for Black, since  there is now separate pawn majorities on both flanks (which are made for  pushing), but objectively it is still equal.} 32. a3 (32. e4 g5 $1 33. hxg5  hxg5 34. f4 Nd3 35. Bxd3 Rxd3 {is slightly better for Black, but should not be  difficult to draw for White.}) 32... f5 $1 {Nailing White's kingside pawns to  where they are.} 33. f4 (33. h5 Rd5 34. f4 Ng4 35. Bxg4 fxg4 36. e4 Rxh5 37. e5  Rf5) 33... Ng4 34. Kf3 $2 ({I am guessing Pia saw a ghost after} 34. Bxg4 fxg4  35. Kf1 Rd1+ 36. Ke2 Rg1 {, but there is nothing to be afraid of here, after  either} 37. Kf2 Rh1 ({nor after} 37... Rb1 38. e4) 38. Rd2) 34... Nf6 {The  engine still gives this position as close to equal, but strategically speaking,  White is just a fraction away from a losing position (since the knight and  f5-pawn, might come to control White's kingside pawns, AND make life difficult  for White's king).} 35. b4 (35. Rc3 $1 Rd2 36. Rb3 b5 37. Rc3 Rxb2 38. Rxc6 Ng4  {White needs to see well in advance that} 39. Rxa6 Rb3 40. Kg2 $1 {is nothing  for Black:} Nxe3+ 41. Kf2 $11) 35... h5 36. a4 Ne4 37. b5 $2 {Pia  self-destructs. The consequence of this move is that Black gets a passed pawn  on the queenside. Together with the weakness of White's king, this constitutes  a "second weakeness" from White's perspective. There is no way to defend  against the passed pawn while also keeping track of the rook+knight  shennanigans.} axb5 38. axb5 c5 39. Ra2 Rd6 (39... c4 $5) 40. Ra7 Rb6 41. Bd3  Nd6 42. Ra4 Ke6 43. e4 fxe4+ 44. Bxe4 Rxb5 45. Bg6 Rb3+ 46. Kg2 c4 47. Bxh5 c3  48. Bg6 c2 49. Ra1 Rc3 50. Rc1 Nf5 51. Kf2 b5 52. Ke1 b4 53. Kd2 Rxg3 54. Re1+  Kf6 55. Bxf5 Rg2+ 56. Kc1 Kxf5 57. Re5+ Kxf4 58. Rb5 Kg4 59. Rxb4+ Kh5 60. Rc4  g6 61. Ra4 Rh2 62. Ra6 Rxh4 63. Kxc2 Rd4 {and Pia resigned. A game that showed  true will to win from Jonny.} 0-1   

   [Event "Ch-SWE 2022"]  [Site "Uppsala"]  [Date "2022.07.04"]  [Round "3"]  [White "Jogstad, Martin"]  [Black "Hector, J."]  [Result "0-1"]  [ECO "D14"]  [WhiteElo "2384"]  [BlackElo "2441"]   {Jonny stays true to the lines he has studied, and it is not generally  difficult to prepare against him. He does not care a lot whether he is  slightly worse or not, but he always goes for positions that he likes. And,  there are some positions that he likes that his opponents should try to stay  away from. The exchange Slav is one such line.} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4.  cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Qb3 Bb4 9. Ne5 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Nxe5  11. Bxe5 O-O 12. f3 Qa5 13. Be2 Rfc8 14. Rc1 Nd7 15. Bd6 Nb6 16. Bb4 $6 {  Martin Jogstad is a better player than his result indicates. He did not play  for draws, and his choice of opening here was not played out of lack of ambition.  Still, I would have avoided the exchange slav against Jonny...} (16. g4 Bg6 17.  h4 {with some initiative for White.}) 16... Qa4 17. Bc5 Qc6 18. Bb5 Qc7 19. O-O  Nc4 (19... a6 20. Bxb6 Qxb6 21. Be2 Qd6 22. Qb4 {is about equal.}) 20. Bxc4  dxc4 21. Qa3 Bd3 22. Rf2 {Now, the position is slightly unpleasant for White.  The bishop on d3 restricts the movements of White's pieces and - especially -  keeps a rook out of b1. Black has a clear plan of pushing the queenside pawns,  whereas it is hard for White break up the kingside.} Rd8 23. e4 f6 24. Qb2 b6  25. Ba3 Rab8 26. Re1 e5 $1 27. d5 $2 ({White must do everything in his power  to give the bishop an outpost on the a3-f8 diagonal, or reroute it to e3  before Black can push the queenside pawns too far. The latter does not work,  which leaves only...} 27. dxe5 $1 Qxe5 (27... fxe5 28. Qb4 $1 Rd7 29. h3 a5 $2  (29... a6 30. Bc1 b5 31. a3 a5 32. Qb2 Qd6 33. Qa1 $11 {and the prize of  playing} b4 $2 34. axb4 axb4 35. cxb4 Qxb4 {is to allow} 36. Bd2 Qc5 37. Be3  Qd6 38. Kh2 {, when White can continue with Be3-d2-c3, claiming some pressure.}  ) 30. Qb5 {and as the pawns cannot go further, it is now White's prospects  that are (very slightly) better.}) 28. Qa1 b5 29. f4 (29. Bc1 $2 b4 30. Bb2  Rbc8 {and White's pieces are not well placed to deal with the oncoming pawn  storm.}) 29... Qe6 30. e5 $1) 27... b5 28. Qc1 a5 29. Bb2 b4 30. Qe3 f5 $5 {  How very Jonny, opening things up directly. Some might have tried to improve  the other pieces first, but I guess he did not like White to get to play g4?!}  31. exf5 $2 {Martin was getting into time trouble, and here he misses an  important detail:} (31. cxb4 $1 axb4 32. exf5 {and Black is not able to play  c4-c3, since the bishop would be hanging. In the game the rook suddenly  protects the bishop.}) 31... Rxd5 32. cxb4 c3 $1 {The move that would not have  been possible had White taken on f5 first.} 33. Bc1 axb4 34. Qg5 Qd8 35. Qh5  Bc4 36. Bg5 {Black is winning anyway, but this allows Jonny to show some of  that which he is famous for.} Rd1 $3 37. Rfe2 (37. Bxd8 Rxe1+ 38. Rf1 Rxf1#)  37... Qd3 38. Kf2 Rd2 39. Rxd2 cxd2 40. Rd1 Qe2+ 41. Kg3 Qxd1 42. Bd8 Rxd8 0-1