[Event "88th Tata Steel Masters 2026"] [White "Nguyen,Thai Dai Van"] [Black "Gukesh D"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Round "5.7"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2026.01.21"] [WhiteElo "2656"] [BlackElo "2754"] [PlyCount "102"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 11,101,11,17,28,17,8,9,14,8,6,25,32,27,0,34,16,39,31,58,22,12,0,7,5,5,-20,-25,-19,0,0,0,-2,0,-12,-5,-16,-28,-31,-31,-31,-25,-20,-15,-24,-22,-47,-44,-42,-39,-71,-5,-5,0,0,0,0,0,-4,-9,-278,-265,-264,-273,-270,-273,-275,-170,-302,-301,-325,-328,-293,-300,-262,-224,-295,-293,-285,-287,-261,-254,-266,-258,-338,-316,-376,-376,-556,-556,-604,-604,-657]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} b6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 5. b3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 6. Bg2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:0:0] E15: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 sidelines, 4 g3 Ba6 and 4 g3 Bb7 early deviations.} Rc8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 8. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:13:26]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 9. Bb2 {[%emt 0:0:56] The position is equal.} O-O {[%emt 0:0:0]} 10. Rc1 {[%emt 0:1:52]} Re8 $146 {[%emt 0:0:0]} ({Predecessor:} 10... h6 11. Re1 dxc4 12. Nxc4 Bb7 13. Nfe5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 c5 15. dxc5 Rxc5 16. Qd3 b5 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 {½-½ Coklin,M (2477)-Daubenfeld,N (2513) WLS Inv9 email 2021} )11. Re1 {[%emt 0:3:51]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 12. e3 {[%emt 0:6:0]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:0] The position is symmetric and equal} 13. Qe2 {[%emt 0:4:17]} a5 {[%emt 0:13:56]} 14. Red1 {[%emt 0:5:47]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:6:46]} 15. h4 {[%emt 0:4:55]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:3:47]} 16. Nb1 {[%emt 0:5:25]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:7:34]} 17. bxc4 {[%emt 0:5:36]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:3:26]} 18. exd4 {[%emt 0:20:38]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:40]} 19. dxe5 {[%emt 0:2:7]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:6:2]} 20. Qxf3 {[%emt 0:2:38]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:0:38]} 21. Qb7 {[%emt 0:8:18]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:6:23][%cal Yc5f2] [#] and ...Bxf2+! would now be decisive} 22. Qxc7 {[%emt 0:0:42]} Rxc7 {[%emt 0:0:31]} 23. Bxe5 {[%emt 0:4:15]} Rxe5 {[%emt 0:0:33]} 24. Rd8+ {[%emt 0:0:37]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:1:36]} 25. Bf1 {[%emt 0:4:32]} g6 {[%emt 0:8:4]} 26. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:56]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:2:46]} 27. Rcd1 {[%emt 0:2:47]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:6:22]} 28. Rb8 {[%emt 0:2:29]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:11:24]} 29. Na4 {[%emt 0:3:32]} Ree6 {[%emt 0:1:22]} 30. Rb7 {[%emt 0:1:51]} h5 {[%emt 0:14:12]} (30... Ne4 $17 )31. Rc1 $11 {[%emt 0:2:47]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:13:27]} 32. Bg2 {[%emt 0:2:26]} Be1 {[%emt 0:1:2]} 33. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:1:55]} Bxf2+ {[%emt 0:0:31]} 34. Kg2 {[%emt 0:1:12]} Rxc6 {[%emt 0:0:31]} 35. Rc3 $2 {[%emt 0:1:16][%mdl 8192] [#] Now White is beyond hope.} (35. c5 $11 bxc5 (35... Bxc5 36. Nxc5 bxc5 37. Rc3 $14 )36. Nb2 )Bd4 $19 {[%emt 0:2:51]} 36. Rf3 {[%emt 0:0:42]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:1:6]} 37. Rf4 {[%emt 0:0:34]} Rxc4 {[%emt 0:0:34]} 38. Nxb6 {[%emt 0:0:54]} Rc2+ {[%emt 0:0:31]} 39. Kf1 {[%emt 0:0:34]} (39. Kh1 $142 Be3 40. Rf1 )Be3 {[%emt 0:1:23]} 40. a4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bxf4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 41. gxf4 {[%emt 0:20:11][%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN. Black is a pawn up.} Nc4 {[%emt 0:34:57]} 42. Nd5 {[%emt 0:3:51]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:1:27]} 43. Nc7 {[%emt 0:1:27]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:3:46]} 44. Rb5 {[%emt 0:14:39]} Ra2 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 45. Nd5+ {[%emt 0:1:46]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:0:41]} 46. f5 {[%emt 0:1:22]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:1:14]} 47. Nf4 {[%emt 0:4:32]} Ne3+ {[%emt 0:0:29]} 48. Kg1 {[%emt 0:0:42]} Rxa4 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 49. Nxh5+ {[%emt 0:0:4]} (49. Ne2 {was called for.} )Kg6 {[%emt 0:1:4] Black is clearly winning.} 50. Ng3 {[%emt 0:0:10]} Ra2 {[%emt 0:0:32]} 51. Kh1 {[%emt 0:1:44]} a4 {[%emt 0:1:42] Weighted Error Value: White=0.30/Black=0.09 (flawless) Loses game: White=1 --- Mistake: White=2 Black=1 Inaccurate: White=5 Black=3 OK: White=5 Black=5 Best: --- Black=1} 0-1