Unexpected 59th in Chigorin Memorial

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Triple-piece sacrifice in Czech Extraliga!

Victory against Lubos Rosko (see below) and defeat against GM Azarov

Czech Extraliga 2016/2017, ?
Rosko, Lubos vs. Fier, Alexandr

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +5

Result: black won 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. c4 d6 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. O-O Rb8 8. Qd3 Nb4 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Qd3 Bd7 11. e4 Bg4 12. Be3 Nd7 13. Ne1 f5 14. h3 Bh5 15. f3 e5 16. d5 Nb4 17. Qd2 f4 18. Bxa7 Ra8 19. g4 Rxa7 20. Nb5 Rxa2 21. Rxa2 Nxa2 22. b4 Bxg4 23. fxg4 Qa8 24. Rf2 Nxb4 25. Qxb4 Rc8 26. Nd3 Bf8 27. Qb3 Kh8 28. Ra2 Qb8 29. g5 Be7 30. h4 Rf8 31. Bh3 Qd8 32. Qd1 Nb6 33. Qb3 f3 34. c5 Bxg5 35. hxg5 Qxg5+ 36. Kf1 Qh6 37. Nf2 Qc1+ 38. Nd1 Nc4 39. Kf2 Na5 40. Rxa5 Qd2+ 41. Kg3 Qf4+ 42. Kf2 Qh2+ CHECK!

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Olympic Games

Alexadr performace in the Olympic Games - Brazil 1st Board (instrumental in decisive moments)

Video Analysis by Alexandr himself

Horrible result in Sants previous the Olympiad. 42nd

Victory in Mare di Fano 2016 - 1.5 points ahead!

Next adventure: Italy - Mare di Fano

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3rd in Morocco - Nino 18th + Pawn power in Najdorf Memorial

MetLife Warsaw Najdorf Chess Festival , Warsaw
Fier, Alexandr (2616) vs. Przedmojski, Rafal (2337)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Be7 7. Nb1c3 a6 8. Na3 Be6 9. Bd3 Bg5 10. Nc2 Bxc1 11. Rxc1 Qg5 12. O-O Nge7 13. Nd5 O-O 14. Qf3 Rac8 15. Qg3 Qh6 16. Qe3 Qxe3 17. fxe3 f5 18. Rfd1 g6 19. b3 Kg7 20. Nb6 Rcd8 21. Rd2 Ng8 22. exf5 gxf5 23. e4 f4 24. Be2 Nf6 25. Bf3 Kf7 26. b4 Ne7 27. Na3 Nc6 28. Nc2 Ne7 29. a4 Nc8 30. Nd5 Bxd5 31. cxd5 Nb6 32. a5 Nc4 33. Rd3 Rc8 34. Ne1 b5 35. axb6 e.p. Nxb6 36. Rc6 Rxc6 37. dxc6 d5 38. exd5 e4 39. Bxe4 Nxe4 40. d6 Nf6 41. Nf3 Rg8 42. d7 Ke7 43. Ne5 Rd8 44. c7 Rxd7 45. Nxd7 Nfxd7 46. Rd4 Nc8 47. Kf2 Ndb6 48. Rd8 Nd6 49. Kf3 Ke6 50. Rh8 Kd7 51. Rxh7+ Kc8 52. Kxf4 Nb5 53. h4 Nd5+ 54. Ke5 Nxb4 55. h5 Nd3+ 56. Kf6 Nxc7 57. Rxc7+

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6th in Najdorf Memorial - Performance > 2700!

Najdorf Memorial


Brilliancy Prize - Najdorf would be proud!

MetLife Warsaw Najdorf Chess Festival , Warsaw
Fier, Alexandr (2616) vs. Warakomski, Tomasz (2492)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

Result: white won 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3 Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O Qc7 13. g3 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. Qe2 Rfa8 16. b5 cxb5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Qxe7 Ra6a7 19. Rab1 bxc5 20. Rxb5 cxd4 21. Rxd5 Qb7 22. Qd6 Nf6 23. Qd8+ Ne8 24. Re1 Rxd8 25. Rxd8 g6 26. Rexe8+ Kg7 27. Rg8+ Kf6 28. Nxd4 Qb1+ 29. Kg2 Rc7 30. Nf3 Rc2 31. g4 Qb2 32. g5+ Kf5 33. Kg3

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3rd in Italy - Forni di Sopra 2016

TOP 12 in France - 2654 performance. Good result for Nino too!

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3rd in the old town of Maastricht - Great result for paraguayan GM Bachman!

Wunsiedel Schach-Festival - 13rd place

Georgia - Nona 75 - Tournament - 18th

18th DUBAI OPEN CHESS Tournament 2016 - Great 4th place - 2664 Performance

Canada - Grand Pacific Open - 1-3 place (second per TBR criteria)

Grand Pacific Open

Latvia - Petrov Memorial - rapid and Blitz.

Blitz

Rapid

Pierre et Vacances in Cannes - 3rd ahead of GM Gata Kamsky

Pierre et Vacances - link

2016 - Second in Nancy Festival Meurthe et Moselle

Video (with Dream Theater T-Shirt)

Draw with GM Ivanchuk (3rd in the world!)

Vladimir Petrov memorial, ?
Fier, Alexandr vs. Ivanchuck, Vassily

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

Result: draw 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. a3 Be7 8. Nf4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. O-O Bd6 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Nb5 Qxc4 13. Nxd6 Qa6 14. Nxc8 Rxc8 15. d5 Rd8 16. Qb3 Nxd5 17. Rfd1 Nc6 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Rxd5 Rxd5 20. Qxd5 Rd8 21. Qb3 Rd3 22. Qc2 Qb5 23. h3 Qd5 24. Re1 f6 25. Qe2 h5 26. Bg5 Qe5 27. Be3 Qd5 28. Bg5 Qe5 29. Be3 Qd5

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2016 - New Zealand - Alexandr and Nino in several formats

NZ Open = Alexandr 5th, Nino 12nd
NZ Blitz = Alexandr 3rd, Nino 7th 
NZ Mad Blitz Morning 1 = Alexandr Champion!
NZ Mad Blitz Morning 2 = Nino Championess!

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Still in 2015 started in round 3 in II Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival - Group A

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Still in 2015 - Sao Jose dos Campos Champion Special Division

Team:
GM Sandro Mareco
GM Alexandr Fier
GM Diego di Berardino
Mateus Nakajo

Jogos Abertos Barretos - reportagem Academia Leitao

Jogoa Abertos SP 2015, ?
Fier, Alexandr vs. Vescovi, Giovanni

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +2

Result: white won 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qc2 b6 9. Ng3 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. e4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 c5 13. Qe2 Nb8 14. Bb2 Nd7 15. O-O Rc8 16. f4 Bh4 17. Rad1 Bxg3 18. hxg3 Qe7 19. g4 Rfe8 20. e5 c4 21. f5 f6 22. exf6 gxf6 23. Rde1 e5 24. Bc1 Qf7 25. g5 exd4 26. Qg4 Ne5 27. Qxd4 Rcd8 28. Qh4 Nd3 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. g6 Qc7 31. gxh7+ Kh8 32. Qxf6+ Qg7 33. Qc6 Qe5 34. Bg5 Qc5+ 35. Qxc5 Nxc5 36. f6 Nd7 37. f7 Rc8 38. Re1 Rf8 39. Re7

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Still in 2015 - Ibero Americano (Spain)

Iberoamericano, Bilbao
Fier, Alexandr (2624) vs. Roselli Mailhe, Bernardo (2411)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +3

Result: white won 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nf4 c6 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O a5 11. f3 Na6 12. Bc2 Nc7 13. e4 b6 14. e5 Nd7 15. Nfe2 Ba6 16. f4 f6 17. Rf3 Nf8 18. Ng3 g6 19. f5 fxe5 20. dxe5 Bc5+ 21. Kh1 Rxe5 22. Bf4 Bd6 23. Qd2 Ne8 24. Bxe5 Bxe5 25. fxg6 hxg6 26. Re1 Bg7 27. Bb3 Nf6 28. Nge4 Nxe4 29. Rxe4 Bc4 30. Bxc4 dxc4 31. Qe2 b5 32. Re7 Qd6 33. Rf1 Qc5 34. Rff7 Bh8 35. Qf3 Qd4 36. Qxc6 Rd8 37. h3 b4 38. axb4 axb4 39. Ne4 c3 40. bxc3 bxc3 41. Nf6+ Bxf6 42. Rxf6 Rb8 43. Rxg6+ Kh8 44. Rg4

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Still in 2015: November - Champion in 17 Open Internacional Can Picafort - trofeu Ferrer Hotels

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