 Leandro Cresa helped top-seat Mamadiaro Shakriar to a draw in an absolutely wild game in run-for of the Gibraltar Masters, he joins us in our studio. Leandro, a peaceful result but not a peaceful game at all? Yes, yes, very complex game, crazy, crazy game and in any moment I think that I can win and in any moment I think that I can load but yes, crazy game and very changed evaluation. Now tell me first that when you're going to play an opponent like Shakriar who plays many different openings, how do you prepare against somebody like that? Yes, I prepare the orthodox that I play. I never play orthodox but I study in the past. Yes, but in any moment I think if he plays before and if he plays ready but yes, I prepare a lot of orthodox and I prepare this position where this moment is good, the preparation. I was going to ask you mentioned that actually this position was part of your preparation. While looking at it, the engines were going crazy, nobody knew what the evaluation was, the commentators were surprised but you actually had this in your preparation for today? Yes, yes, I prepare this position. I play E5 in this position but I see yesterday G6 but I see two options. Yes, but this is a very, very complex position and I decided to play E5 and the Queen sacrifices that I remember that I have a compensation and yes, take, take and take, I take and he plays before that when I see I think that it's a very strong move because I need to take a decision, because take or no take and I decided to play with 93. So before was not part of your preparation? No, no, no preparation, no, no. And you took the decision to go for an ID3 here? Yes, yes. How did you evaluate your position after this trade? Yes, I think that my position is good, is equal but when I play H6 in this position, I didn't see Queen F4. I think when I play H6, I think Knight F3 and I will take Ne4, take Ne4, Bishop take, yes, take, take, take, castle, take, take and Bishop take. And Black looks fine. Yes, and I think that this is draw or my position is good, yes, double edge, yes. Double edge but compensation for the Queen for sure. But we did have a master class with your opponent and if you would have seen that master class, this is not in Sharia style at all. He would play Queen F4 here. Yeah, and I think this move did too, 35 minutes because my first calculation was take, take and take, take, Knight take in Ne4. Okay, so right now he can't go for me because you have D2 ideas. Yes, D2, yes, yes, so far. And now, yes, take and rook D4 but now he can play Knight F6. Bishop F6? And take and Queen H2 and I didn't see defense in this position. And this is stunning. Yes, yes. Yes, and well, in any moment I think that Queen F4, I am losing my position but I see this move that is very interesting because he played rook D1. I can play rook D3. You mean at what point after King E2? Yes, he played King E2, yes. Oh, so if he plays King D1 you mean? Yes, if he plays, I will play rook D3 and I think that my position is very good. So which is why he went King E2 to stop this? Yes, King E2 is very strong and my first idea was no rook F8, you know, take in C5. Take in C5 and no. Sorry, instead of rook? Take, take, take, Knight take and rook D4 but I think that after F3 I have a problem. On the H5, a big problem indeed. Actually in this position, even until here, White looked like he was dominating. I mean there's a strong attack but did you feel like now you had it under control or were you still unsure? No, no, I see this when I play Knight D5 and I see this idea that take, take and bishop C4, check. And my first idea when she played bishop, when I play bishop C4. Actually Knight D5 is a very nice resource because he can't take this because of bishop G5. And you trade off some pieces. So after this, bishop C4? Yes, he played rook F2 and my first idea was bishop takes C5, take and queen F8, king F8. But I think that he can play check, king and take and I am not sure what's going on. After this I found F5. So let's just go to what happened in the game and then you have it under control. You sacrifice this pawn but you make a... Yes, yes and this position, yes. So just to explain to our viewers why this position got repeated, what is going on? If White decides not to repeat, is White in trouble here? Yes, I only see this move, C6, if I... For example, king G8? Yes, this, take, take and C7 but I think that my position is very good. And which is what probably Sharyash also saw and really uneven imbalanced game but in the end nothing more to do than to give perpetual. Yes, no thanks and well, to my family and to my club Obrasaisa. And I believe that you actually completed your grandmaster title here in Gibraltar. Yes, three years ago I completed my CM norm and well in these three years I studied English and now my English is better I think that three years ago. And that was the tournament where you drew with Fabi as well as Veselin. Yes, three years ago I drew with Fabiano and Topalov and now I will draw with Mamediaro. Well, I want to fight all tournaments and yes, I am happy. Well, fighting chess is what we look forward to and this game was exactly that. So we wish you all the best for the remaining rounds. Thank you for your time Leandro. Thank you.