[Event "FIDE Candidates 2024"] [White "Nakamura,Hikaru"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"] [Site "Toronto"] [Round "7.2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2024.04.11"] [WhiteElo "2789"] [BlackElo "2758"] [PlyCount "80"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 18,80,17,25,22,8,15,9,42,15,36,0,0,8,20,15,0,7,7,0,40,0,0,31,58,56,64,54,94,85,83,91,83,73,61,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:21]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:27]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 3. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:0:13]} d6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:0:9]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 6. Bd3 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:0:7]} O-O {[%emt 0:0:7]} 8. c4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} c6 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 9. Re1 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:0:35]} 10. Qb3 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:0:27]} 11. c5 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Bc7 {[%emt 0:0:20]} 12. g3 {[%emt 0:0:5][%cal Yb1d2]} a5 {[%emt 0:4:7]} 13. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:1:9][%cal Rd2e4]} (13. Qxb7 Na6 14. Bxa6 Rfb8 $11 )Be6 {[%emt 0:2:29]} 14. Qxb7 {[%emt 0:0:30]} (14. Nxe4 $5 dxe4 15. Qxb7 exd3 16. Qxa8 $11 )Nxf2 {[%emt 0:0:43]} 15. Bxh7+ {[%emt 0:0:10]} Kxh7 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 16. Qxa8 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Nh3+ {[%emt 0:1:22]} 17. Kg2 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:4:54]} 18. Qb7 {[%emt 0:0:30]} Re8 $1 {[%emt 0:4:55]} 19. Qb3 {[%emt 0:0:6] Strongly threatening Rxe8.} ({Avoid the trap} 19. Rxe8 $2 Qxe8 20. Ne5 Bxe5 $19 )Rxe1 {[%emt 0:12:18]} 20. Nxe1 {[%emt 0:0:32] Ndf3 would now be deadly.} Qe6 $1 {[%emt 0:2:47] [#] ( -> ...Qe2+)} 21. Qd3+ {[%emt 0:0:4]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:6:30]} 22. Qf1 {[%emt 0:0:35]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:16:20][%cal Yb8d7,Yd7f6,Yf6e4][%mdl 32]} 23. Nef3 {[%emt 0:17:11]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:4:52][%cal Yf6g4]} 24. Ng1 {[%emt 0:3:27]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:16:30]} 25. Qe2 {[%emt 0:3:37] [#] Black must now prevent Qxe6.} Ne4 {[%emt 0:0:22][%cal Yc7g3]} 26. a4 {[%emt 0:39:56]} (26. Nxh3 $14 Bxh3+ 27. Kg1 )Bxg3 $11 {[%emt 0:11:34] The position is equal.} 27. hxg3 {[%emt 0:3:38]} Nf4+ $1 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 28. gxf4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Qg6+ {[%emt 0:0:7]} 29. Kf1 {[%emt 0:0:2][%cal Yg2f1,Yf1e1,Ye1e2,Ye2d1,Yd1c2,Yc2c3][%mdl 32]} ({But not} 29. Kh2 $2 Qg3+ 30. Kh1 Nf2+ $19 (30... Qxf4 $2 {too greedy.} 31. Ra3 $18 )(30... Qxf4 $2 31. Qh2 $18 ))Ng3+ {[%emt 0:0:9]} 30. Ke1 {[%emt 0:0:44]} Nxe2 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 31. Nxe2 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Bg4 $1 {[%emt 0:1:34] ...Qe6 is the strong threat.} 32. Ra3 {[%emt 0:0:18]} Bxe2 $1 {[%emt 0:3:50]} 33. Kxe2 {[%emt 0:0:24]} Qg1 {[%emt 0:0:52][%csl Yc1,Yd4]} 34. Nb3 {[%emt 0:1:17]} Qg2+ {[%emt 0:1:33]} 35. Kd1 {[%emt 0:0:29]} Qf3+ {[%emt 0:0:13]} 36. Kc2 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Qe4+ {[%emt 0:0:5]} 37. Kc3 {[%emt 0:0:38]} Qf3+ {[%emt 0:0:32]} 38. Kc2 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Qe4+ {[%emt 0:0:5]} 39. Kc3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Qf3+ {[%emt 0:0:6]} 40. Kc2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qe4+ {[%emt 0:0:0] Weighted Error Value: White=0.07 (flawless) /Black=0.04 (flawless) . Mistake: White=1 --- Inaccurate: White=2 Black=2 OK: White=12 Black=11 Best: White=2 Black=6 Strong: --- Black=5} 1/2-1/2