[Event "88th Tata Steel Challengers 2026"] [White "Woodward,Andy"] [Black "Yuffa,Daniil"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Round "9.7"] [Annotator ""] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2026.01.27"] [WhiteElo "2608"] [BlackElo "2604"] [PlyCount "101"] 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]} b6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 5. Bg2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:0:0]} O-O {[%emt 0:0:0]} 7. Re1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} h6 {[%emt 0:0:0] E17: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 Bb7 5 Bg2 Be7.} 8. a3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 9. cxd5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} exd5 {[%emt 0:0:0]The position is equal.} 10. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nbd7 $0 $146 {[%emt 0:0:0]} ({Predecessor:} 10... Ne4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Ne5 Nd7 13. Qc2 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qd5 15. Rd1 Qxe5 16. Bf4 Qe6 17. Qxc7 )11. Bf4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 12. Rc1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 13. Rxc3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} c5 {[%emt 0:2:18]} 14. Rc1 {[%emt 0:7:43]} c4 {[%emt 0:9:10]} 15. e4 {[%emt 0:5:4]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:16:59]} 16. Nd2 {[%emt 0:0:42]} b5 {[%emt 0:3:16]} (16... g5 $0 $11 17. Be3 (17. Bxe4 $2 Bxe4 18. Nxe4 gxf4 $0 $19 )f5 )17. Nxe4 $0 $14 {[%emt 0:2:21]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:4:37]} 18. Qh5 {[%emt 0:6:30]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:5:28]} 19. Rcd1 {[%emt 0:8:44]} a6 {[%emt 0:8:23]} 20. Bh3 {[%emt 0:5:10]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:7:29]} 21. Rxe4 {[%emt 0:0:49][#] and Bxh6! would now be decisive} Bg5 {[%emt 0:0:44]} 22. Be5 {[%emt 0:1:56]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:4:7]} 23. Ree1 {[%emt 0:6:2]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:6:17]} 24. Qf3 {[%emt 0:8:3]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:2:27]} 25. Bf5 {[%emt 0:0:39]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:8:46]} 26. h4 {[%emt 0:6:7]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:8:4]} 27. dxe5 {[%emt 0:0:33]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:1:49]} 28. Bd7 {[%emt 0:4:44]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:1:56] Black is now going downhill.} 29. Rd6 {[%emt 0:1:7]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:5:23]} 30. Red1 {[%emt 0:9:18] White is much more active.} Nc5 {[%emt 0:1:19]} 31. Bf5 {[%emt 0:0:32]} Rde8 {[%emt 0:2:42]} 32. Qe3 {[%emt 0:2:59]} Nd3 {[%emt 0:2:46]} 33. Bxd3 {[%emt 0:0:39]} (33. Rxa6 Rxe5 34. Qf3 Ne1 $0 $17 (34... Nxb2 35. Rd7 $0 $11 ))cxd3 {[%emt 0:0:39]} 34. R1xd3 {[%emt 0:1:14]} Qc2 {[%emt 0:0:53]} 35. b4 {[%emt 0:1:32]} (35. Rxa6 Qxb2 36. e6 Re7 $0 $16 )Qb2 {[%emt 0:2:21]} 36. Rc3 {[%emt 0:2:55]} Qb1+ {[%emt 0:1:26] Black is weak on the dark squares} 37. Kg2 {[%emt 0:0:40]} Qf5 {[%emt 0:0:35]} 38. Rc5 {[%emt 0:0:35]} (38. Rxa6 Rxe5 39. Qd4 Re1 )Re6 {[%emt 0:1:55]} 39. Qf3 {[%emt 0:1:0]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:0:54]} 40. Rcc6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qb1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 41. Qd5 {[%emt 0:28:38]} Qb2 {[%emt 0:21:39]} (41... Qe1 $0 $0 $142 42. Rxe6 (42. Rxa6 $2 Rxe5 43. Qf3 Qb1 $0 $16 )fxe6 )42. Rd8 $0 $18 {[%emt 0:0:58][#] White threatens Rcc8 and mate.} (42. Rxe6 fxe6 43. Qc5 (43. Qxe6+ Kh8 $0 $11 )(43. Rxe6 $2 Qxf2+ 44. Kh3 Qf1+ 45. Qg2 Qf5+ 46. g4 Qxe6 $0 $19 )Qxa3 $0 $11 )Ree8 {[%emt 0:5:46]} 43. Rxe8 {[%emt 0:1:33]} Rxe8 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 44. e6 {[%emt 0:0:12]} fxe6 {[%emt 0:0:13]} 45. Rxe6 {[%emt 0:0:13]} Rxe6 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 46. Qxe6+ {[%emt 0:0:5] KQ-KQ. White is a pawn up.} Kh7 {[%emt 0:1:54]} (46... Kf8 { was worth a try.} 47. Qxa6 Qe5 48. Qa8+ Ke7 )47. Qxa6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Qe2 {[%emt 0:1:4]} 48. Qc6 {[%emt 0:0:34] Inhibits Qe4+.} Qd3 {[%emt 0:0:26]} 49. a4 {[%emt 0:0:29]White is clearly winning.} bxa4 {[%emt 0:0:42]} 50. Qxa4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Qe4+ {[%emt 0:0:26]} 51. Kh2 {[%emt 0:0:9] Weighted Error Value: White=0.04 (flawless) /Black=0.21 (precise) } 1-0