[Event "FIDE Candidates 2024"] [White "Praggnanandhaa R"] [Black "Abasov,Nijat"] [Site "Toronto"] [Round "6.4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2024.04.10"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2632"] [PlyCount "89"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 14,89,13,0,5,0,4,0,0,13,57,43,59,8,8,10,22,21,39,41,24,27,33,21,38,23,78,66,69,77,98,62,63,78,74,50,45,45,65,20,94,87,91,90,97,72,73,78,139,118,119,70,83,77,76,74,85,72,75,8,8,0,8,7,71,71,154,168,1553,1477,2558,1887,29963,29965,29964,6107,29973,29973]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:0:50]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:27]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 3. c4 {[%emt 0:0:16]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:22]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 5. e3 {[%emt 0:0:16]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 6. a3 {[%emt 0:0:33]} a6 {[%emt 0:0:40]} 7. b3 {[%emt 0:0:18]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:1:49]} 8. exd4 {[%emt 0:0:12]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:28]} 9. c5 {[%emt 0:1:56]} b6 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 10. cxb6 {[%emt 0:2:32]} Qxb6 {[%emt 0:1:36] The position is equal.} 11. b4 {[%emt 0:2:55] Repels Na5} Ne4 {[%emt 0:10:39]} 12. Na4 {[%emt 0:2:21]} Qb8 {[%emt 0:2:33]} 13. Be2 {[%emt 0:5:36]} (13. Bd3 $14 )O-O $11 {[%emt 0:2:43]} 14. O-O {[%emt 0:5:8]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:7:1]} 15. Be3 {[%emt 0:10:14]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:0:26]} 16. Nc5 {[%emt 0:8:21] Prevents Bd7.} Nc3 {[%emt 0:7:55]} 17. Qd2 {[%emt 0:0:33]} Nxe2+ {[%emt 0:0:8]} 18. Qxe2 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:5:25]} 19. Rab1 {[%emt 0:13:26]} e5 {[%emt 0:17:48]} (19... Be7 $11 )20. dxe5 $16 {[%emt 0:0:37]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 21. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:3:44]} d4 {[%emt 0:2:58]} 22. Bg5 {[%emt 0:4:25]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:0:17]} 23. g4 {[%emt 0:7:26]} (23. Nxd4 $2 Nxd4 (23... Bxh2+ 24. Kh1 $11 )24. Qe4 h6 (24... Bxh2+ $2 25. Kh1 $19 )25. Bxh6 Bxh2+ 26. Kh1 Nf5 $19 )h6 {[%emt 0:0:34] [#]} 24. Qe4 $1 {[%emt 0:3:23] White has more active pieces. The black rooks are passive.} hxg5 {[%emt 0:3:5]} 25. gxf5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Ra7 $1 {[%emt 0:3:28]} 26. Rxd4 {[%emt 0:12:43]} ({Much weaker is} 26. Nxg5 Re7 27. Qg4 (27. Qxd4 Bxh2+ 28. Kg2 Bxf5 $17 )Bxh2+ 28. Kg2 Qf4 29. Qxf4 Bxf4 $15 )(26. Nxd4 {simplifies} Re7 27. Qf3 Ree8 28. Qg4 )g4 {[%emt 0:1:11]} 27. Ng5 {[%emt 0:4:7] Rbd1 would now be deadly. A dynamic duo of knights.} (27. Qxg4 $2 {is the wrong capture.} Bxc5 28. Rf4 Bd6 $19 )Bxh2+ {[%emt 0:10:47]} 28. Kg2 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Qe5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 29. Rd5 {[%emt 0:8:56] Some like it hot} Qxe4+ {[%emt 0:1:12]} 30. Ngxe4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Bb8 {[%emt 0:0:30]} (30... Bc7 $142 )31. f6 {[%emt 0:4:9]} Bf4 {[%emt 0:10:25]} 32. Rbd1 {[%emt 0:1:37]} ({White should play} 32. a4 $16 )Rc7 $1 $14 {[%emt 0:4:39]} 33. R1d4 {[%emt 0:5:42]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:7:4]} 34. Nd6 {[%emt 0:0:23]} g5 {[%emt 0:6:24]} 35. Nxc8 {[%emt 0:1:47]} Rfxc8 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 36. Rd8+ {[%emt 0:0:6]} ({White should try} 36. Ne4 $16 )Rxd8 {[%emt 0:0:42]} 37. Rxd8+ $11 {[%emt 0:0:1][%mdl 4096] Endgame. KRB-KRN} Kh7 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 38. Ra8 {[%emt 0:0:29]} Rxf6 {[%emt 0:0:48]} (38... Rd6 $11 {remains equal.} )39. Rxa6 $16 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Rf5 {[%emt 0:0:6]} ({Better is} 39... Kg7 )40. Nd7 {[%emt 0:0:0] Hoping for Ra5.} Kg7 $2 {[%emt 0:0:0] [#]} (40... Bc1 )41. Ra5 $1 $18 {[%emt 0:5:50]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:5:23]} 42. a4 {[%emt 0:1:42][%cal Ya3a4,Ya4a5,Ya5a6][%mdl 32] Strongly threatening Rxf5.} g3 {[%emt 0:0:24]} 43. Rxf5 {[%emt 0:0:49]} Kxf5 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 44. a5 {[%emt 0:0:7] Threatening mate with a6.} gxf2 {[%emt 0:0:17]} 45. a6 {[%emt 0:0:12] Weighted Error Value: White=0.13 (very precise) /Black=0.42. Mistake: White=3 Black=6 Inaccurate: White=2 Black=2 OK: White=12 Black=10 Best: White=3 Black=4 Strong: White=1 Black=2} 1-0