[Event "FIDE Candidates 2020"] [Site "Yekaterinburg"] [Date "2021.04.19"] [Round "8.2"] [White "Wang, Hao"] [Black "Ding, Liren"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C45"] [WhiteElo "2763"] [BlackElo "2791"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. c4 {8.h4 is the fancy move.} Ba6 9. b3 g6 10. Ba3 {C45: Scotch Game.} Nb4 11. Bb2 $1 Bg7 $1 12. a3 {[#]The position is equal.} Nd5 13. Nd2 {[#]} O-O $1 14. O-O-O Rfe8 15. Qf3 Nb6 16. Ne4 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Nf6+ {Double Attack} Kf8 {...Re6 is the strong threat.} 19. Nxe8 {aiming for Nf6.} Qa1+ {Double Attack} 20. Kc2 Qa2+ 21. Kc1 $1 {Strongly threatening Qc3.} Qxa3+ 22. Kb1 {[#]} Na4 $5 $146 {New and interesting.} ({Predecessor:} 22... Rb8 23. Qc3 Nxc4 24. Qh8+ Ke7 25. Re1+ Kd8 26. Nd6# {1-0 (28) Sos,F-Bender,Z ICCF email 2016}) 23. Qf6 Qxb3+ {Double Attack} 24. Kc1 {White threatens Qh8+ and mate.} Qa3+ (24... Rxe8 25. Qh8+ Ke7 26. Re1+ Qe3+ 27. Rxe3+ Kd8 28. Rxe8#) 25. Kc2 Qa2+ {Double Attack} ({ Weaker is} 25... Rxe8 26. Qh8+ Ke7 27. Re1+ Qe3 28. Rxe3+ (28. fxe3 Rxh8 29. Ra1 Nc5 $15) 28... Kd8 29. Rxe8#) 26. Kc1 {Threatening mate with Qh8+.} Qa3+ 27. Kc2 {Intending Qh8+ and mate.} Qa2+ {Double Attack} ({Inferior is} 27... Rxe8 28. Qh8+ Ke7 29. Re1+ Qe3 30. Rxe3+ (30. fxe3 Rxh8 31. Ra1 Nc5 $15) 30... Kd8 31. Rxe8#) 28. Kc1 {A rather calm draw. Weighted Error Value: White=0.00/ Black=0.00} 1/2-1/2