[Event "86th Tata Steel Masters 2024"] [White "Wei,Yi"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"] [Site "Scheveningen"] [Round "9.6"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2024.01.23"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2769"] [PlyCount "81"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 12,81,16,0,15,0,15,15,14,16,16,15,20,20,11,0,0,0,16,14,22,14,48,43,32,37,38,37,51,29,82,42,44,39,85,75,118,120,239,227,237,235,235,166,146,156,164,158,150,162,202,150,153,153,197,197,206,205,337,353,318,340,303,309,519,509,495,486,492,508,823,837]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 2. Bc4 {[%emt 0:0:9]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 3. d3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} c6 {[%emt 0:0:11]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 5. Bb3 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Bb4+ {[%emt 0:0:25]} 6. Bd2 {[%emt 0:0:17]} Bxd2+ {[%emt 0:0:26]} 7. Nbxd2 {[%emt 0:0:13]} a5 {[%emt 0:1:11] Hoping for ...a4. C24: Bishop's Opening: 2...Nf6.} 8. a4 {[%emt 0:0:23]} (8. Nxe5 $2 a4 9. O-O axb3 10. axb3 Rxa1 11. Qxa1 O-O $19 )Nbd7 {[%emt 0:5:35]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:0:13]} O-O {[%emt 0:1:4] The position is equal.} 10. Re1 {[%emt 0:0:23]} Re8 {[%emt 0:1:0]} 11. exd5 {[%emt 0:0:18]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:1:18]} 12. Nb1 {[%emt 0:0:11]} b6 {[%emt 0:4:4]} 13. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:33]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 14. Nb5 {[%emt 0:0:14]} Qb8 {[%emt 0:1:31] [#] Inhibits Nd6.} 15. d4 $146 {[%emt 0:3:21]} ({Predecessor:} 15. Nh4 Bc6 16. Nf5 g6 17. Nh6+ Kg7 18. Qd2 Bxb5 19. axb5 Qd6 20. Qg5 Qb4 21. Nf5+ {0-1 Stockova,Z (2383)-Khademalsharieh,S (2324) Olympiad Women-41 2014 (4.2)} )e4 {[%emt 0:0:46]} 16. Nd2 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:6:7]} 17. c4 {[%emt 0:12:32]} Bxb5 {[%emt 0:1:53]} 18. axb5 {[%emt 0:3:31]} Qf4 {[%emt 0:1:10] White must now prevent ...Ng4.} 19. g3 {[%emt 0:4:39]} Qf5 {[%emt 0:3:39]} 20. cxd5 $1 {[%emt 0:2:56]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:17:45]} (20... h5 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.} )21. f3 {[%emt 0:33:37]} (21. Qc2 {simplifies} g6 22. f3 exf3 23. Qxf5 gxf5 24. Nxf3 Ne4 25. Rac1 )exf3 {[%emt 0:17:25]} (21... e3 22. Nc4 $16 )22. Qxf3 {[%emt 0:0:9]} Qg5 {[%emt 0:0:15]} (22... Rxe1+ $14 23. Rxe1 Qxf3 24. Nxf3 Re8 )23. Nc4 $16 {[%emt 0:6:56]} h5 {[%emt 0:7:11]} 24. d6 {[%emt 0:5:53]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:8:20] [#] Wards off Re7} (24... h4 $16 25. Re7 Rxe7 26. dxe7 Re8 )25. Re7 $1 $18 {[%emt 0:7:38][%mdl 576] Decoy} Rxe7 {[%emt 0:3:19]} 26. dxe7+ {[%emt 0:0:4]} Kxe7 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 27. Re1+ {[%emt 0:1:38]} (27. h4 Qxb5 28. Qe3+ (28. Na3 Qb4 $17 )Kf8 $11 )Kf8 {[%emt 0:0:4] [#]} 28. Nd6 {[%emt 0:0:40]} Qd2 {[%emt 0:3:13]} 29. Qc3 {[%emt 0:4:1]} Qxc3 {[%emt 0:4:39]} 30. bxc3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} g6 {[%emt 0:4:16]} 31. h3 {[%emt 0:1:8] Repels Ng4} (31. Nxf7 $6 Rc8 $16 )a4 {[%emt 0:1:27]} 32. Ba2 {[%emt 0:2:13] White has more active pieces.} (32. Bxf7 $6 Nb8 $14 )(32. Nxf7 Rc8 33. Nd6 Rxc3 34. Bxa4 Rxg3+ 35. Kh2 Rd3 $15 )a3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 33. Kg2 {[%emt 0:4:10]} (33. Nxf7 $6 Re8 34. Ne5 Kg7 $16 )(33. Bxf7 Nb8 34. Bxg6 Rxd6 $17 )Ra8 {[%emt 0:2:35]} 34. Kf3 {[%emt 0:3:27]} (34. Bxf7 a2 35. Ra1 Ke7 36. Rxa2 Rxa2+ 37. Bxa2 Kxd6 $15 )(34. Nxf7 $6 Re8 35. Rxe8+ Nxe8 $14 )Ra5 {[%emt 0:3:37]} (34... Rd8 {might work better.} 35. Re2 (35. Bxf7 Nb8 $17 )Ra8 )35. Kf4 {[%emt 0:4:41]} (35. Bxf7 a2 36. Ra1 Ra3 37. Bxa2 (37. Rxa2 $2 Rxc3+ 38. Kf2 Ke7 $19 )Rxc3+ 38. Kg2 Rd3 $11 )(35. Nxf7 Rxb5 36. Nd6 Rb2 $14 )Ra8 {[%emt 0:2:24]} 36. Kg5 {[%emt 0:3:43]} (36. Bxf7 a2 37. Bxa2 Rxa2 $15 )(36. Nxf7 Re8 37. Re3 Rxe3 38. Kxe3 Ne8 $16 )Rd8 {[%emt 0:3:28]} 37. Bxf7 {[%emt 0:4:47]} Nb8 $2 {[%emt 0:0:25]} (37... Kg7 {keeps fighting.} )38. Kxf6 {[%emt 0:0:9] White is clearly winning.} Rxd6+ {[%emt 0:0:3]} 39. Be6 {[%emt 0:0:20]} ({Not} 39. Ke5 Ke7 $18 )Nd7+ {[%emt 0:0:24]} 40. Kxg6 {[%emt 0:0:51] Kf5 is the strong threat.} Ne5+ {[%emt 0:0:8]} (40... Ke7 $142 41. Kf5 Kf8 )41. Kf6 {[%emt 0:52:24] Weighted Error Value: White=0.06 (flawless) /Black=0.34} ({Less strong is} 41. Rxe5 a2 42. Rf5+ (42. Kxh5 $2 {is the wrong capture.} a1=Q $19 )Ke8 $16 )1-0