[Event "FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022"] [White "Rapport,Richard"] [Black "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Site "Madrid"] [Round "2.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2022.06.18"] [WhiteElo "2776"] [BlackElo "2804"] [PlyCount "120"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 9,120,9,26,15,12,14,13,9,13,7,16,18,24,16,16,6,14,2,12,14,24,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,25,26,31,30,33,28,28,39,35,29,32,34,46,36,35,35,42,10,21,7,28,41,44,46,92,93,95,95,262,237,280,293,273,250,439,391,411,381,301,117,116,90,108,122,135,177,167,183,185,15,15,0,141,0,15,24,26,26,29,0,8,0,0,0,8,8,73,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:51]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:17]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:48] } d6 {[%emt 0:0:11]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:0:13]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:0:9] } 4. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:0:13]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:2:58]} 5. Bb5 {[%emt 0:0:29]} a6 {[%emt 0:2:3] } 6. Bxc6+ {[%emt 0:0:54] B53: Sicilian: 2...d6: Lines with Qxd4.} bxc6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 7. c4 {[%emt 0:0:36]} e5 {[%emt 0:4:52]} 8. Qd3 {[%emt 0:0:34]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:4:56] is cutting edge theory.} 9. c5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:2:18]} 10. cxd6 {[%emt 0:6:21]} Qxd6 {[%emt 0:2:10]} 11. Qxd6 {[%emt 0:1:46]} Bxd6 {[%emt 0:0:5] [#]} 12. Be3 $146 {[%emt 0:0:0]} ({Predecessor:} 12. O-O f6 13. Be3 Kf7 14. Nbd2 Rb8 15. Rac1 Be7 16. b3 Bd7 17. Nc4 Rhd8 18. Bb6 {½-½ (35) Radeva,V (2372)-Osmak,I (2418) Iasi 2021} )a5 {[%emt 0:10:55]} 13. O-O {[%emt 0:7:53][%cal Ye1g1,Yg1f1,Yf1e2]} f6 {[%emt 0:7:25]} 14. Rc1 {[%emt 0:3:42]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:15:26]} 15. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:7:49]} Be6 {[%emt 0:4:26]} 16. Ne1 {[%emt 0:8:31]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 17. Nd3 {[%emt 0:0:23]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:3:46]} 18. Kf1 {[%emt 0:6:52]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:10:31]} 19. Ke2 {[%emt 0:10:2]} Nh4 {[%emt 0:3:0]} 20. Nxb4 {[%emt 0:1:5] } axb4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 21. g3 {[%emt 0:0:15]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 22. Bc5 {[%emt 0:5:34]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:1:47]} 23. a3 {[%emt 0:4:35]} bxa3 {[%emt 0:1:16]} 24. Rxa3 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Rba8 {[%emt 0:3:8]} 25. Nc4 {[%emt 0:2:47] } Bxc4+ {[%emt 0:2:35]} 26. Rxc4 {[%emt 0:0:15]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 27. Rb3 {[%emt 0:7:37]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:2:58]} 28. Rb7+ {[%emt 0:0:17]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 29. Be3 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:15:44]} 30. f4 {[%emt 0:2:13] } Nd4+ {[%emt 0:2:43]} (30... g6 $14 )31. Bxd4 $16 {[%emt 0:0:0]} exd4 {[%emt 0:0:56] Endgame KRR-KRR} 32. Kd2 $1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (32. Kd3 Ra1 $11 )Ra1 $2 {[%emt 0:4:21]} (32... h6 $16 )33. Rxc6 $18 {[%emt 0:0:51]} Rh1 {[%emt 0:0:4] [#]} 34. Rcc7 $1 {[%emt 0:0:54]} Rxh2+ {[%emt 0:0:4]} 35. Kd3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} g6 $2 {[%emt 0:1:52]} (35... g5 36. fxg5 fxg5 )36. e5 {[%emt 0:0:43]} fxe5 {[%emt 0:0:18]} 37. fxe5 {[%emt 0:0:4] } Rh3 {[%emt 0:0:29]} 38. Ke4 $2 {[%emt 0:0:40]} (38. Rg7+ $18 {is more deadly.} Kh8 39. Rbd7 )Rxg3 $16 {[%emt 0:1:8]} 39. Rg7+ {[%emt 0:0:14] } (39. Rxh7 $6 Re3+ 40. Kf4 Rf8+ 41. Kg5 Rxe5+ 42. Kxg6 Re6+ 43. Kg5 Re5+ 44. Kh4 Re4+ 45. Kg5 Re5+ 46. Kh4 Re4+ 47. Kg5 Re5+ $11 )Kh8 {[%emt 0:0:23] } 40. Rxh7+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 41. Kf4 {[%emt 0:25:40] } Re3 {[%emt 0:1:23]} 42. Rbg7+ {[%emt 0:16:38]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 43. Rf7+ $2 {[%emt 0:0:2]} (43. Rxg6 Re8 $16 )({White should play} 43. Ra7 $18 {[%cal Rh7h8]} Kg8 44. Rhg7+ Kf8 45. Rxg6 )Kg8 $11 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 44. Rfg7+ {[%emt 0:1:54]} (44. Rhg7+ $11 Kh8 45. Rh7+ (45. Rxg6 Re2 $16 )Kg8 46. Rfg7+ Kf8 47. Ra7 (47. Rxg6 Re8 $16 ))Kf8 $16 {[%emt 0:0:13] } 45. Rf7+ {[%emt 0:3:42]} ({White should try} 45. Ra7 $16 {[%cal Rh7h8] } Kg8 46. Rag7+ )Kg8 $11 {[%emt 0:0:57]} 46. Rhg7+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:0:56]} 47. Rxg6 {[%emt 0:0:3] Rf5 is the strong threat. } Re2 $1 {[%emt 0:24:52] White must now prevent ...Rf2+.} 48. e6 {[%emt 0:0:0] And now e7 would win.} (48. Rf5 $5 {[%cal Rf5h5]} Rf2+ 49. Kg5 (49. Ke4 Rxf5 50. Kxf5 d3 $14 )Rxf5+ 50. Kxf5 $14 )Re8 {[%emt 0:4:23] Inhibits e7.} 49. Rh6+ {[%emt 0:0:6]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 50. Rg6+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 51. Rff6 {[%emt 0:4:22] White wants to mate with Rh6+.} Re7 {[%emt 0:10:45] [#]} (51... Rg8 $11 )52. b4 {[%emt 0:2:43]} (52. Kf5 $1 $16 d3 53. Rg4 (53. Rf8+ Kh7 $11 ))d3 $1 {[%emt 0:1:32][%cal Yd4d3,Yd3d2] The position is equal.} 53. Rg3 {[%emt 0:5:33]} d2 {[%emt 0:1:9] } 54. Rh6+ {[%emt 0:0:45]} Rh7 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 55. Rxh7+ {[%emt 0:0:14] } Kxh7 {[%emt 0:0:3] KR-KR} 56. Rd3 {[%emt 0:0:4] aiming for Kf5.} Kg6 {[%emt 0:1:11]} 57. Kf3 {[%emt 0:1:45]} Rxe6 {[%emt 0:1:44]} 58. Rxd2 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:0:33]} 59. Kf4 {[%emt 0:1:3]} Re1 {[%emt 0:0:48] } 60. Rd4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:0:0] Black escapes into a draw. Weighted Error Value: White=0.21 (precise) /Black=0.14 (very precise)} 1/2-1/2