[Event "88th Tata Steel Challengers 2026"] [White "Ivanchuk,Vasyl"] [Black "Woodward,Andy"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Round "10.4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2026.01.28"] [WhiteElo "2605"] [BlackElo "2608"] [PlyCount "73"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 16,73,17,14,20,13,15,9,13,22,23,33,106,117,129,106,107,93,100,112,193,203,190,195,204,185,231,223,250,258,252,252,258,260,433,191,201,201,193,193,214,214,513,600,591,558,600,594,598,588,569,466,663,575,628,662,29992,29993,29995,29995]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 5. Bg5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} h6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 6. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 7. e3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} O-O {[%emt 0:0:0]} 8. Rc1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 9. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:0] D38: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence (4 Nf3 Bb4).} 10. dxc5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 11. c6 $1 {[%emt 0:0:0][%mdl 4] now scores much better than the old 11.0-0.} bxc6 {[%emt 0:0:0] The position is equal.} 12. O-O {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rd8 $146 {[%emt 0:3:45]} ({Predecessor:} 12... Ne5 13. Be2 Rb8 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Na4 Be7 16. Rc2 c5 17. Qc1 Bd7 18. Nxc5 Bxc5 19. Rxc5 Qxb2 {½-½ Ivanchuk,V (2619)-Navara,D (2677) Djerba Masters 2025 (1)} )13. Ne4 {[%emt 0:9:3]} Qxb2 {[%emt 0:14:27]} (13... Qf5 $14 14. Nd6 Qf6 )14. Rc2 $16 {[%emt 0:1:10] White sacrificed a pawn} Qa3 {[%emt 0:1:1]} 15. Ne5 {[%emt 0:0:36]} Qa4 {[%emt 1:2:42][%cal Yc8a6]} 16. Bb3 {[%emt 0:34:12][%cal Yc4b3,Yb3c2,Yc2a4][%mdl 32]} (16. Nxf7 Kxf7 17. f4 Rf8 $19 )Qb5 {[%emt 0:0:38]} 17. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:0:37] White has more active pieces.} Bb7 {[%emt 0:2:41]} (17... Ba6 $16 )18. Nxd8 $18 {[%emt 0:18:6]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:0:38] This pair of bishops is nice.} 19. Nxf7 {[%emt 0:1:8]} Bxc2 {[%emt 0:2:57]} 20. Bxc2 {[%emt 0:0:50]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:58]} (20... Nf8 {keeps fighting.} 21. Bb3 Qf5 (21... Kxf7 $2 {perishes.} 22. Qf3+ Ke7 23. Qxa8 $18 ))21. Nd8 {[%emt 0:9:10]} e5 {[%emt 0:1:44][%cal Ye6e5,Ye5e4][%mdl 32]} 22. Ba4 {[%emt 0:6:17]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:0:34]} 23. Qb3+ {[%emt 0:5:0]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:1:4]} 24. Nc6 {[%emt 0:1:1]} a5 {[%emt 0:0:47] [#]} (24... Ba3 25. Nxe5 Qxe5 )25. Qb1+ {[%emt 0:2:0]} (25. a3 $142 )e4 {[%emt 0:0:58]} 26. Rc1 {[%emt 0:0:56]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:2:13]} 27. Rd1 {[%emt 0:0:54][%cal Yc1d1,Yd1d6,Yd6d2][%mdl 32]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:0:52]} 28. h3 {[%emt 0:2:18]} Bd6 $2 {[%emt 0:4:33] [#]} (28... Bc5 29. Rc1 Bd6 )29. Qb7 {[%emt 0:9:59]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:0:32]} 30. Bb3 {[%emt 0:0:40]} Qf5 {[%emt 0:0:31]} 31. Rxd6 {[%emt 0:0:50]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:0:35]} 32. Rd2 {[%emt 0:0:48]} Nxf2 {[%emt 0:0:36]} 33. Qd7 {[%emt 0:4:33]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:0:31]} (33... Nxh3+ $142 34. Kh2 Qxd7 35. Rxd7 Nf2 )34. Kh2 {[%emt 0:3:6]} h5 {[%emt 0:0:31]} 35. Qe7 {[%emt 0:1:36]} Qc3 {[%emt 0:2:47]} 36. Qxf8 {[%emt 0:1:17]} Qxd2 {[%emt 0:0:32]} 37. Bg8+ {[%emt 0:0:47] White took control after the opening. Weighted Error Value: White=0.19 (very precise) /Black=0.51 Mistake: White=1 Black=6 Inaccurate: --- Black=1 OK: White=3 Black=3 Best: --- Black=2} 1-0