[Event "WR Chess Masters 2023"] [White "So,Wesley"] [Black "Aronian,Levon"] [Site "Duesseldorf"] [Round "6.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2023.02.22"] [WhiteElo "2766"] [BlackElo "2736"] [PlyCount "69"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 16,69,22,16,43,28,37,29,23,21,16,0,0,0,0,11,20,-25,-9,-24,-9,-60,-57,-116,-8,-13,-15,0,0,-25,308,-25,-27,-23,-23,-23,-23,-35,-27,-141,-105,-94,-82,-82,-87,-69,-84,-114,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:0:26]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:0:39]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:16]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:0:23]} O-O {[%emt 0:0:7]} 5. Bd3 {[%emt 0:0:36]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 6. Nge2 {[%emt 0:1:29]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:12]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:1:48]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:15]} 8. cxd5 {[%emt 0:0:56]} exd5 {[%emt 0:2:11]} 9. a3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} c4 {[%emt 0:0:6] E48: Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein: 5 Bd3 d5 including 6 Ne2, but excluding 6 a3.} 10. Bxh7+ {[%emt 0:2:5] [#]} Nxh7 $146 {[%emt 0:0:9]} ({Predecessor:} 10... Kxh7 11. axb4 Nxb4 12. f3 Re8 13. e4 dxe4 14. Bg5 Qb6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. fxe4 Qe7 17. Nf4 Kg8 18. Qh5 Be6 19. Ra5 Nd3 20. Rg5 Rad8 21. Nxd3 cxd3 22. d5 Bc8 23. e5 {1-0 Georgiev,V (2559)-Neimer,V (2420) Chicago op 22nd 2013 (5)} )11. axb4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Nxb4 {[%emt 0:0:4] White has an edge.} 12. b3 {[%emt 0:0:5] Hoping for bxc4.} a5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 13. bxc4 {[%emt 0:7:52]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:2:0]} 14. Rb1 {[%emt 0:3:15]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:2:41]} 15. e4 {[%emt 0:3:24]} Re8 {[%emt 0:13:35]} 16. d5 {[%emt 0:14:2]} (16. Qd2 $5 {[%cal Rf2f3]} )Bd7 {[%emt 0:0:21]} 17. Qd2 {[%emt 0:15:20]} b5 {[%emt 0:10:22] next ...Nf6 is good for Black.} 18. Ba3 {[%emt 0:10:26]} ({White should play} 18. Qd4 $11 )Nf6 $15 {[%emt 0:1:27] aiming for ...Nd3.} (18... Ng5 {keeps more tension.} 19. f3 f5 20. Ng3 fxe4 21. fxe4 Rf6 )19. Ng3 {[%emt 0:18:3]} (19. f3 $1 $15 Qb6+ 20. Kh1 )Ng4 {[%emt 0:1:44]} ({Better is} 19... Nd3 $17 {...b4 is the strong threat.} 20. Nxb5 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Rxe4 )20. Bxb4 $11 {[%emt 0:3:24]} axb4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 21. Rxb4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Nxh2 {[%emt 0:32:53][%mdl 64] Decoy} 22. Kxh2 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Qh4+ {[%emt 0:0:36]} 23. Kg1 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Rh6 $40 {[%emt 0:0:9][%csl Gh6][%cal Rh4h2][%mdl 128] White needs to defend precisely.} 24. Rfb1 {[%emt 0:12:1] Black must now prevent Qe3.} (24. Nxb5 $2 Qh2# )Bg4 {[%emt 0:0:9] ( -> ...Qh2+)} 25. Qxh6 $1 {[%emt 0:0:13]} Qxh6 {[%emt 0:0:47]} 26. Nxb5 {[%emt 0:0:29]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:5:10] Strongly threatening ...c3.} 27. R4b2 {[%emt 0:2:5]} (27. e5 $11 )Rb8 {[%emt 0:7:36][%mdl 1024] Black has strong compensation.} 28. Nf1 {[%emt 0:1:49]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:2:44]} 29. Ne3 {[%emt 0:4:40] [#]} Qh5 {[%emt 0:9:59]} 30. d6 {[%emt 0:2:22]} (30. Nxc4 $2 {is the wrong capture.} Rh6 31. f3 Bxf3 $19 )({Avoid the trap} 30. f3 $2 Bxf3 31. gxf3 Qxf3 $19 )Bd7 {[%emt 0:5:14][%cal Rb6b5]} 31. Nd5 {[%emt 0:0:12] [#]} Rxb5 {[%emt 0:4:57]} (31... Ra6 $1 $17 32. Ndc7 Ra5 )32. Rxb5 {[%emt 0:0:4] The position is equal.} Bxb5 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 33. Rxb5 {[%emt 0:0:4] White wants to mate with Ne7+.} Qd1+ {[%emt 0:0:4]} 34. Kh2 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Qh5+ {[%emt 0:0:7]} 35. Kg1 {[%emt 0:0:3] An exciting game. Weighted Error Value: White=0.18 (very precise) /Black=0.37} 1/2-1/2