[Event "FIDE Candidates 2024"] [White "Abasov,Nijat"] [Black "Gukesh D"] [Site "Toronto"] [Round "12.3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2024.04.18"] [WhiteElo "2632"] [BlackElo "2743"] [PlyCount "114"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 9,114,26,30,19,29,41,28,22,24,30,32,27,53,25,28,38,18,24,14,16,24,0,7,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,14,12,16,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-47,-52,-39,-53,-53,-38,-49,-33,-95,-50,-64,-21,-19,-28,-34,-35,-29,-28,-50,-46,-54,-47,-82,-61,-61,-62,-62,-63,-150,-152,-150,-145,-225,-241,-235,-236,-243,-242,-221,-184,-226,-215,-356,-322,-430,-429,-427,-426,-410,0,-397,-395,-393,-391,-1280,-612,-771,-758,-790,-701,-694,-687,-645,-634]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 4. Qc2 {[%emt 0:0:3]} h6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:2:57]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 6. dxc5 {[%emt 0:8:46]} Na6 {[%emt 0:0:7][%cal Yb8a6,Ya6c5,Yc5e4,Ye4c3][%mdl 32]} 7. g3 {[%emt 0:2:21]} Nxc5 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 8. Bg2 {[%emt 0:5:8] White has an edge.} Nce4 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:0:5]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 10. bxc3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 11. e4 {[%emt 0:0:54]} Nh7 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 12. e5 {[%emt 0:9:28]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 13. Nd2 {[%emt 0:2:17]} b6 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 14. Ne4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:0:55]} 15. h4 {[%emt 0:16:10]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:15:20]} 16. Rd1 {[%emt 0:1:31]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:30:12]} 17. Qxe4 {[%emt 0:3:38]} O-O {[%emt 0:0:32]} 18. Bf4 {[%emt 0:1:37]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:11:24]} 19. Rd2 {[%emt 0:5:26]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:0:50]} 20. h5 {[%emt 0:9:17]} b5 {[%emt 0:0:32] Black is weak on the light squares} 21. cxb5 {[%emt 0:3:35]} Rxb5 {[%emt 0:0:22]} 22. Bf1 {[%emt 0:0:58]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:7:3]} 23. Rad1 {[%emt 0:0:31]} Rdb8 {[%emt 0:0:49]} 24. a4 {[%emt 0:16:3]} Rb3 {[%emt 0:0:38]} 25. Rd3 {[%emt 0:5:23]} Ra3 {[%emt 0:15:8]} 26. Rf3 {[%emt 0:4:4]} (26. Bc1 $1 $11 {deserves consideration.} Ra1 27. Be3 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 )Qc6 $1 $15 {[%emt 0:2:15]} 27. Qxc6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} dxc6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 28. Rfd3 {[%emt 0:0:53]} Rxa4 {[%emt 0:4:14]} 29. Bg2 {[%emt 0:0:54]} Ra2 {[%emt 0:7:4]} 30. R1d2 {[%emt 0:2:25]} ({Better is} 30. R3d2 $15 Rxd2 31. Bxd2 )Rxd2 {[%emt 0:1:20]} 31. Rxd2 {[%emt 0:0:18]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:1:35]} 32. Be4 {[%emt 0:0:50]} a5 {[%emt 0:1:18]} 33. Bc2 {[%emt 0:6:50]} g5 {[%emt 0:7:8]} 34. hxg6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Nxg6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 35. Kg2 {[%emt 0:2:37]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:1:58]} 36. Ba4 {[%emt 0:1:24]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 37. c4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:0:40]} 38. Ra2 $1 {[%emt 0:0:27]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:0:23]} 39. Kf3 {[%emt 0:0:34]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:2:19]} 40. Be3 {[%emt 0:0:0] Wards off Rd4. White is on the road to losing.} (40. Ke4 $15 )Rd3 $1 $17 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 41. Ke2 {[%emt 0:20:32]} Rc3 {[%emt 0:14:13]} 42. c5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} (42. Bb6 $17 {might work better.} )Nd5 $1 $19 {[%emt 0:3:2][%cal Yc3e3]} ({But not} 42... Bxc5 43. Bd2 Rc4 44. Bxa5 $17 )43. Rc2 {[%emt 0:0:7] [#]} Rxc2+ $1 {[%emt 0:1:42]} 44. Bxc2 {[%emt 0:0:5][%mdl 4096] Endgame. [#] KBB-KBN} a4 $1 {[%emt 0:2:15][%mdl 512] Strongly threatening ...a3.} 45. Kd3 {[%emt 0:0:15]} (45. Bd4 a3 )a3 {[%emt 0:1:20] ...a2 would now be deadly.} 46. Bb3 {[%emt 0:0:16]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:3:1]} 47. Bd4 {[%emt 0:1:36]} (47. Kc4 $142 )Kg5 {[%emt 0:3:59]} 48. Kc4 {[%emt 0:1:27]} Be1 {[%emt 0:1:10]} 49. Kd3 {[%emt 0:0:43]} Kg4 {[%emt 0:1:49] aiming for ...Kf3.} 50. Bd1+ {[%emt 0:0:11]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:0:57]} 51. Bb3 {[%emt 0:0:9]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:0:49]} 52. Kc4 {[%emt 0:3:15]} Ke4 {[%emt 0:1:52]} 53. Bd1 $2 {[%emt 0:0:5]} (53. g4 )a2 {[%emt 0:0:55]} (53... Bxf2 $142 54. Bc2+ Kf3 55. Bd1+ Kxg3 )54. f3+ {[%emt 0:0:4]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 55. Bc2+ {[%emt 0:0:9]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 56. Bb3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Bxg3 {[%emt 0:0:10] Hoping for ...h5.} 57. Bxa2 {[%emt 0:0:4]} h5 {[%emt 0:0:54] Weighted Error Value: White=0.27 (precise) /Black=0.18 (very precise) . Mistake: White=6 Black=1 Inaccurate: White=2 Black=2 OK: White=16 Black=26 Best: White=3 Black=1 Strong: White=1 Black=4 Brilliant: --- Black=1} 0-1