[Event "Tegernsee Masters 2020"] [White "Nisipeanu,Liviu-Dieter"] [Black "Fier,Alexandr"] [Site "Bad Wiessee"] [Round "6.2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2020.11.05"] [WhiteElo "2657"] [BlackElo "2562"] [PlyCount "88"] 1. e4 {} c5 2. c3 a6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. exd5 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nxd5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Bc4 {B13: Caro-Kann: Exchange Variation and Panov-Botvinnik Attack.} Be6 {Threatens to win with ...Nxc3. 8...e6 is not played anymore.} 9. Bb3 { is now more promising than 9...Nxc3. Played by Alexander Grischuk in June 2020.} Na5 $1 { is now more promising than 9...Nxc3. Played by Alexander Grischuk in June 2020.} 10. Bc2 Nxc3 11. bxc3 g6 12. 0-0 Bg7 13. Re1 {[#]} Bd5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13... 0-0 14. Bg5 Rc8 15. Qd2 Qc7 16. Be4 Nc4 17. Qc2 Nd6 18. Bd3 Rfe8 19. Rac1 Bd5 {0-1 (48) Barbosa,E (2413)-El Debs,F (2513) Santos 2012} )14. Bg5 Nc6 15. Nd2 {And now c4 would win.} b5 16. Be4 (16. a4 {is interesting.} 0-0 17. Rc1 Rc8 18. Bd3 h6 19. Bh4 )h6 17. Qf3 Bxe4 18. Nxe4 0-0 19. Bf4 e6 20. Bd6 Re8 21. Bc5 {aiming for Nd6.} Qd5 22. a4 Red8 23. Nf6+ Bxf6 $1 24. Qxf6 Qc4 25. Qf3 {Strongly threatening axb5.} Rac8 26. axb5 axb5 27. h3 Rd5 28. Ra3 (28. Re4 $11 ){[%mdl 64] Deflection} Ne5 $1 $15 { Deflection} 29. Rxe5 Rxe5 30. dxe5 {White threatens Ra7 and mate.} { Double Attack} Qxc5 { Double Attack} 31. Ra8 Rxa8 { Endgame KQ-KQ} 32. Qxa8+ $17 { Endgame KQ-KQ} Kg7 33. Qa5 g5 ({But not} 33... Qxe5 $6 34. c4 $1 $11 {} )34. g4 Kg6 ({Much worse is} 34... Qxe5 $6 {[#]} 35. c4 $1 $11 {} )35. Qd8 { } Qxe5 36. Qg8+ Qg7 37. Qc8 h5 38. Qc5 (38. Kg2 $15 )Qf6 39. Qxb5 Qf3 ({Better is} 39... Qxc3 $17 40. Kg2 Qd4 41. Qb1+ Kg7 42. gxh5 Kh6 )40. gxh5+ $11 {The position is equal.} Kxh5 41. Qe8 Kg6 42. Qg8+ Kf6 43. Qh8+ Ke7 44. Qe5 Qxh3 {Av CentiPawn Loss W=-8/B=-8. Weighted=-7/-9} 1/2-1/2