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GM Robert Markus (2595) is one of my favorite players. Some games...


Robert Markus 2555 - Mark Paragua 2534
36th Olympiad, Calvia 2004

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Nbd7 8. d5 Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bd2 f5 11. Ng5 Ndf6 12. exf5 gxf5 13. h3 Nh6 14. Qc2 f4 15. Bd3 Nxd5



16. Nxd5 Qxg5 17. Nxc7 Rb8 18. g4 Qh4 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. Be4 Bd7 21. Bc3 a6 22. c5 dxc5 23. O-O-O Bc8 24. Rhe1 b5 25. Bg6 Qg5 26. Rd5 Rb6 27. Bh5 Bf5 28. gxf5 Qxh5 29. Ne6 Rxf5 30. Nxg7 Kxg7 31. Rdxe5 Kf8 32. Qd3 1-0


Ferenc Berkes 2619 - Robert Markus 2591
15th European Team Championship, Goteborg 2005

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8. O-O-O Bb4 9. f3 Ne5 10. Nb3 b5 11. Qe1 Be7 12. f4 Ng6 13. e5 Ng4 14. Bd2 Bb7 15. Bd3 Rc8 16. h3 Nh6 17. Ne4 O-O 18. g4 f5! 19. exf6 Nxf4 20. Kb1 gxf6 21. Rf1 Nxd3 22. cxd3 Bxe4 23. dxe4 Nf7 24. Bc3 Ne5 25. Ka1 Nc4 26. Rc1 Qh2 27. Qh4 b4 28. Rf2 Qd6 29. Bxf6 Rxf6 30. Rxf6 Qe5 31. Rxc4 Rxc4 32. Rg6+ hxg6 33. Qxe7 Qg7 34. Qe8+ Kh7 35. e5 Rf4 0-1