[Event "FIDE World Championship 2023"] [White "Ding,Liren"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"] [Site "Astana"] [Round "8.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2023.04.20"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2795"] [PlyCount "89"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 11,89,-23,-18,-29,-43,-58,-46,-54,-51,-58,-55,-65,-54,-52,-61,-50,-47,-43,-51,-57,-55,-47,0,0,0,0,0,0,-14,-5,-11,-14,0,-9,246,246,283,302,530,530,497,134,135,136,156,154,143,0,9,0,125,120,669,0,1,10,29,8,126,150,194,206,194,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:0:20]} O-O {[%emt 0:0:54]} 5. a3 {[%emt 0:0:19]} Bxc3+ {[%emt 0:0:7]} 6. bxc3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} d6 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 7. Ne2 {[%emt 0:0:14] E28: Nimzo-Indian: Sämisch: 5...0-0 6 e3.} c5 {[%emt 0:3:33]} 8. Ng3 {[%emt 0:0:35]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:44]} 9. Ra2 {[%emt 0:0:21] [#] Black is slightly better.} b6 $146 {[%emt 0:3:58]} ({Predecessor:} 9... e5 10. d5 Na5 11. e4 Nd7 12. Bd3 Re8 13. O-O Nf8 14. f4 exf4 15. Bxf4 Ng6 16. Raf2 Nxf4 17. Rxf4 {½-½ Hakobyan,A (2620)-Maghsoodloo,P (2728) Airthings Masters Play In rapid 2023 (7)} )10. e4 {[%emt 0:1:8]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:1:17]} 11. Bg5 {[%emt 0:2:10]} h6 {[%emt 0:0:36]} 12. h4 {[%emt 0:2:2][%cal Ye4e5]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:6:20]} 13. hxg5 {[%emt 0:0:29] [#] Black must now prevent e5.} g6 $1 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 14. gxf6 {[%emt 0:9:16]} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:0:41][%cal Rc5d4]} 15. e5 {[%emt 0:14:36]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:12:51]} 16. d5 {[%emt 0:0:58]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:10:38]} (16... Rad8 $15 17. Rd2 Na5 18. dxe6 Rxd2 19. Qxd2 Qf4 20. exf7+ Rxf7 21. Qxf4 (21. Qd8+ Rf8 $17 )exf4 )17. d6 $11 {[%emt 0:33:3]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:1:7] Strongly threatening ...Bb7.} 18. Ne4 $1 {[%emt 0:0:53]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 19. Qd3 {[%emt 0:14:32] Qh3 is the strong threat.} Kg7 $1 {[%emt 0:1:7]} 20. g4 $132 {[%emt 0:0:4][%cal Yg2g4,Yg4g5][%mdl 2080] [#] aiming for f4. White is fighting back} (20. Qh3 $2 Rh8 21. Qxh8+ Qxh8 22. Rxh8 Rxh8 $19 )Bb7 $1 {[%emt 0:2:17][%cal Yf5d6] Hoping for ...Nxd6!} 21. Rh3 {[%emt 0:2:25] Prevents Nxd6} (21. gxf5 $2 exf5 22. f3 (22. Qh3 $2 Bxe4 23. f3 Bc6 $19 )fxe4 23. fxe4 f5 $19 )Nh4 {[%emt 0:20:54] Threatens to win with ...f5.} 22. g5 $1 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Bxe4 $4 {[%emt 0:12:35][%mdl 8192]} (22... Rh8 $1 $11 {and Black is okay.} 23. Qg3 Bxe4 24. Qxe5+ f6 25. Qxe4 fxg5 )23. Qxe4 $18 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:0:35]} 24. Rd2 {[%emt 0:0:49]} (24. Qxe5+ f6 25. gxf6+ (25. Qxe6 $2 Re8 $19 )Qxf6 $11 )Rh8 $2 {[%emt 0:7:24]} (24... Rb8 25. f4 (25. Qxe5+ f6 $14 )Rh8 26. Qxe5+ (26. fxe5 $2 Rxh3 27. Bxh3 Qxg5 $19 )f6 27. Rxh8 (27. Qxe6 $2 Re8 $19 )fxe5 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 )25. Rxh8 {[%emt 0:10:2]} (25. Qxe5+ f6 26. Qe4 (26. Qxe6 $2 Re8 $19 )(26. gxf6+ Qxf6 27. Qe4 Rxh3 $11 )Qd7 $16 )Qxh8 {[%emt 0:0:40]} 26. d7 $2 {[%emt 0:0:2]} ({Weaker is} 26. Qxe5+ Kg8 27. Qxh8+ Kxh8 $15 )(26. Rd3 $1 $18 {[%cal Rd3h3]} )Rd8 $16 {[%emt 0:1:5]} 27. Qxe5+ {[%emt 0:0:3]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:1:39]} 28. Qh2+ {[%emt 0:0:4]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:0:15] [#]} 29. Qe5+ {[%emt 0:0:3]} (29. Qc7 $1 $16 )Kh7 $11 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 30. Qh2+ {[%emt 0:0:8]} ({White should try} 30. Qc7 $11 )Kg7 $1 $16 {[%emt 0:0:9] [#]} 31. Qc7 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Qh4 $2 {[%emt 0:3:3][%mdl 8192]} 32. Kd1 $2 {[%emt 0:2:40]} ({White has to play} 32. Qxd8 $18 {Bg2 would kill now.} Qe4+ 33. Re2 Qb1+ 34. Kd2 Qb2+ 35. Kd3 Qb1+ 36. Rc2 Qxf1+ 37. Kd2 )Qxg5 $11 {[%emt 0:1:29]} 33. Kc2 {[%emt 0:0:2] Dancing on a razor blade. Active counter play!} Qe7 {[%emt 0:2:2]} 34. Bg2 {[%emt 0:1:31][%cal Yg2c6] With the idea Bc6!} e5 {[%emt 0:2:15]} (34... Nd4+ $1 $11 35. cxd4 Rxd7 )35. Be4 $1 $16 {[%emt 0:0:32]} (35. Qxa7 $2 e4 36. Qb7 (36. Qxb6 $2 {perishes.} e3 $19 )e3 37. fxe3 Nxe3+ 38. Kb3 Nxg2 39. Rxg2 Rxd7 $19 )Nh6 {[%emt 0:1:38][%cal Yf5h6,Yh6g4,Yg4f2][%mdl 32]} 36. Qxa7 {[%emt 0:1:10]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:0:36] Black is weak on the light squares} 37. Bf3 $2 {[%emt 0:5:23]} ({But not} 37. Qxb6 Rxd7 38. Rxd7 Qxd7 39. Qxc5 Qa4+ 40. Kd2 Qe8 )(37. Kb3 $18 )Nxf2 $1 $11 {[%emt 0:1:30] The position is equal.} 38. Rxf2 {[%emt 0:3:13]} e4 {[%emt 0:0:22]} 39. Re2 {[%emt 0:4:22] And now Bg4 would win.} f5 {[%emt 0:1:31] Wards off Bg4} 40. Qxb6 {[%emt 0:0:0][%cal Yf3h5] Bh5! would be deadly.} Rxd7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 41. Qb8 {[%emt 0:14:29][%cal Yf3h5]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:21:26]} 42. Qxd6 {[%emt 0:2:0]} Rxd6 {[%emt 0:0:51]} 43. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} fxe4 {[%emt 0:0:12]} 44. Rxe4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:1:31] Prevents Re5} 45. Re8 {[%emt 0:4:5] A brilliant game! Weighted Error Value: White=0.34/Black=0.38} 1/2-1/2