[Event "FIDE World Championship 2023"] [White "Ding,Liren"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"] [Site "Astana"] [Round "10.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2023.04.23"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2795"] [PlyCount "90"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 13,90,0,0,-2,-1,0,24,33,34,24,38,37,41,40,41,35,32,29,36,33,38,35,45,45,44,44,51,37,43,30,30,31,37,32,25,31,61,22,36,23,33,31,31,14,14,22,14,13,45,45,57,8,8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. c4 {[%emt 0:0:15]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 2. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 4. e4 {[%emt 0:0:23]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 5. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:0:17]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 6. d4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 7. dxe5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 8. Qf3 $1 {[%emt 0:0:3][%mdl 4] outshines the older 8.Qd4. A28: English Opening: Four Knights Variation.} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:0:14]} (8... Qh4 {with more complications.} 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 f5 )9. bxc3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 10. Qg3 {[%emt 0:11:22] White has an edge.} Kf8 {[%emt 0:1:57]} 11. Be2 {[%emt 0:14:42]} d6 {[%emt 0:0:59]} 12. Bf4 {[%emt 0:1:8]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:10:30]} 13. Rd1 {[%emt 0:4:32]} h5 {[%emt 0:2:10][%cal Yc8g4] [#]} 14. O-O $146 {[%emt 0:7:14]} (14. exd6 {simplifies} cxd6 15. Bxd6 Bxd6 16. Qxd6 Bf5 17. Qxe7+ Kxe7 18. Rd4 )({Predecessor:} 14. h4 dxe5 15. Bxe5 Bg4 16. Bxg4 hxg4 17. Kd2 Re8 18. Rhe1 Qd7+ 19. Kc1 Ba3+ 20. Kb1 {1-0 Nepomniachtchi,I (2784)-Cardoso Cardoso,J (2414) Titled Tuesday intern op 5th May blitz 2020 (4)} )h4 {[%emt 0:13:56]} 15. Qd3 {[%emt 0:1:49]} g5 {[%emt 0:7:49]} 16. exd6 {[%emt 0:0:57]} cxd6 {[%emt 0:1:5]} 17. Bxd6 {[%emt 0:5:0]} Qxd6 {[%emt 0:0:42]} 18. Qxd6+ {[%emt 0:0:4]} Bxd6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 19. Rxd6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Be6 {[%emt 0:3:4]} 20. f4 {[%emt 0:4:16]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:1:0]} 21. Rd4 {[%emt 0:0:24] Threatens to win with f5.} gxf4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 22. Rfxf4 {[%emt 0:0:37]} h3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 23. g4 {[%emt 0:1:35]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:1:14]} 24. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:33]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:1:1]} 25. a4 {[%emt 0:3:0]} Ra5 {[%emt 0:4:7]} 26. Bd1 {[%emt 0:0:36]} b6 {[%emt 0:8:17]} 27. Kg3 {[%emt 0:22:8]} Rh6 {[%emt 0:0:45]} 28. Rfe4 {[%emt 0:3:5] With the idea Rd5.} Kf8 {[%emt 0:0:47]} 29. Rd8+ {[%emt 0:5:4]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:0:42]} 30. Ra8 {[%emt 0:0:15]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:9:44]} 31. Rxa7 {[%emt 0:1:26] aiming for Be2.} Bxc4 {[%emt 0:0:45][%cal Yc4b3]} 32. Rae7 {[%emt 0:3:37]} (32. Rd7 $14 )Rhc6 $11 {[%emt 0:5:28] The position is equal.} 33. R7e5 {[%emt 0:9:47]} Rxe5 {[%emt 0:0:58]} 34. Rxe5 {[%emt 0:0:3][%cal Yd1f3]} Bb3 $1 {[%emt 0:0:8][%mdl 64] [#] Discovered Attack, Decoy} 35. Bxb3 {[%emt 0:0:13]} Rxc3+ {[%emt 0:0:4]} 36. Kh4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Rxb3 {[%emt 0:0:8][%mdl 4096] Endgame KR-KR} 37. Rb5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Ra3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 38. Rxb6 {[%emt 0:0:5] [#] Hoping for Ra6.} Rxa4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 39. Kxh3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} f5 $1 {[%emt 0:0:34]} 40. gxf5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rf4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 41. Rb5 {[%emt 0:0:38]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 42. Kg3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Rxf5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 43. Rxf5+ {[%emt 0:0:4]} Kxf5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 44. h4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 45. h5+ {[%emt 0:0:2]} Kxh5 {[%emt 1:40:14] Weighted Error Value: White=0.05 (flawless) /Black=0.04 (flawless)} 1/2-1/2