[Event "Armageddon Grand Final 2023"] [White "Shankland,Sam"] [Black "Duda,Jan-Krzysztof"] [Site "Berlin"] [Round ""] [Annotator ""] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2023.09.14"] [WhiteElo "2698"] [BlackElo "2726"] [PlyCount "76"] 1. c4 {[%emt 1:27:56]} Nf6 {[%emt 1:28:0]} 2. g3 {[%emt 0:0:29]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:31]} 3. Bg2 {[%emt 0:0:29]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:29]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:29]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:30]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:0:31]} O-O {[%emt 0:0:30]} 6. d4 {[%emt 0:0:28]} c6 {[%emt 0:0:35]} 7. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:33]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:0:39]} 8. Qd3 {[%emt 0:0:30]} b6 {[%emt 0:0:30]} 9. e4 {[%emt 0:0:30]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:0:38]} 10. b3 {[%emt 0:0:29]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:0:38]10...dxc4 is more advanced technology.} 11. e5 {[%emt 0:1:2]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:0:32]} 12. Rd1 {[%emt 0:0:38] E07: Closed Catalan: Main Line (5 Nf3 0-0 6 0-0 Nbd7).} c5 {[%emt 0:0:46][#]} 13. Qc2 $0 $146 {[%emt 0:0:40]} (13. Bb2 $0 $16 )({Predecessor:} 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Bb2 d4 15. Ne4 Qc7 16. Neg5 g6 17. Qe4 Kg7 18. Re1 h6 19. Nh3 )cxd4 $0 $11 {[%emt 0:0:33]} 14. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:0:34]The position is equal.} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:0:45]} 15. cxd5 {[%emt 0:0:34]} exd5 {[%emt 0:0:32]} 16. Bb2 {[%emt 0:0:39]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:1:14]} 17. a3 {[%emt 0:0:56]} (17. Qf5 $5 {[%cal Rc3d5]} Bxc3 18. Bxc3 $0 $11 )Bxc3 {[%emt 0:0:30]} 18. Bxc3 {[%emt 0:0:29]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:30]} 19. Rac1 {[%emt 0:0:34]} Re8 {[%emt 0:0:46] Hoping for ...Ne4!} 20. Qb1 {[%emt 0:0:31][#] Prevents Ne4.} (20. f3 $0 $11 )Qd7 {[%emt 0:0:31]} (20... Ne4 $1 $17 {[%cal Re4c3]} 21. Be1 Rxc1 22. Qxc1 Nd3 )21. h3 {[%emt 0:0:54]} ({ White should play} 21. f3 $0 $15 )Ne4 $0 $17 {[%emt 0:0:39] Black is more active.} 22. Bb2 {[%emt 0:0:45][#]} (22. Be1 $0 $17 )Rxc1 $1 $19 {[%emt 0:0:30] Deflection} 23. Qxc1 {[%emt 0:0:43]} Nd3 {[%emt 0:0:33]} 24. Rxd3 {[%emt 0:0:30]} Bxd3 {[%emt 0:0:31]} 25. g4 {[%emt 0:0:29]} f6 {[%emt 0:0:42]} 26. Nf5 {[%emt 0:0:32]} (26. a4 $0 $0 $142 )Nc5 {[%emt 0:0:31]} 27. Ne3 {[%emt 0:0:32]} (27. Nd4 $0 $0 $142 )Be4 {[%emt 0:0:31]Black is clearly winning.} 28. f3 {[%emt 0:0:32]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:0:39]} ({ Stronger than} 28... Nxb3 29. Qd1 $0 $17 )29. Bf1 {[%emt 0:0:36]} d4 {[%emt 0:0:35]} 30. Ng2 {[%emt 0:0:32]} d3 {[%emt 0:0:31] Strongly threatening ...d2.} 31. Bc3 {[%emt 0:0:31] Dodges d2} Nxb3 {[%emt 0:0:30]} 32. Qb2 {[%emt 0:0:28]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:0:31]} 33. Nf4 {[%emt 0:0:30]} Bf7 {[%emt 0:0:30] And now ...Na4 would win.} 34. Qd2 {[%emt 0:0:32]} a5 {[%emt 0:0:32]} 35. h4 {[%emt 0:0:30]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:0:31]} 36. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:30]} h6 {[%emt 0:0:29]} 37. Nxd3 {[%emt 0:0:42]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:0:30]} 38. Qc2 {[%emt 0:0:31]} Na4 {[%emt 0:0:31] White did not feel at home in the position after the opening. Weighted Error Value: White=0.78/Black=0.22 (precise) } 0-1