[Event "FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022"] [White "Rapport,Richard"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"] [Site "Madrid"] [Round "7.1"] [Annotator ""] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2022.06.25"] [WhiteElo "2776"] [BlackElo "2773"] [PlyCount "86"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:9]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 3. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:1:24]} d6 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:0:9]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 6. Bd3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:1:20]} O-O {[%emt 0:0:30]} 8. c4 {[%emt 0:0:29]} c6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 9. Qb3 {[%emt 0:0:33] C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves.} Bg4 {[%emt 0:1:16] aiming for ...Bxf3.} 10. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:0:21]} (10. Qxb7 Bxf3 11. gxf3 {[#]} Qh4 $1 $19 )dxe4 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 11. Ng5 {[%emt 0:0:5]The position is equal.} Be7 {[%emt 0:2:14] This bishop pair is nice.} 12. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:0:32]} ({ But not} 12. Qxb7 $6 Na6 $0 $16 )Qxd4 {[%emt 0:1:7]} 13. Qxb7 {[%emt 0:2:19]} Qxe4 {[%emt 0:0:28]} 14. Qxa8 {[%emt 0:0:21][#]} Bh3 $0 $146 {[%emt 0:0:39]} ({Predecessor:} 14... Bd6 15. Qxa7 Bh3 16. gxh3 Qe5 17. Rd1 Qxh2+ 18. Kf1 Qxh3+ 19. Ke1 Bb4+ 20. Nc3 Bxc3+ 21. bxc3 Qxc3+ 22. Bd2 Re8+ 23. Kf1 Qh3+ 24. Kg1 Qg4+ 25. Kh1 {½-½ (25) Duhrssen,R-Batik,F corr 1928} )15. gxh3 {[%emt 0:2:10]} Qg6+ {[%emt 0:0:14]} 16. Kh1 {[%emt 0:1:33]} Qe4+ {[%emt 0:0:19]} 17. Kg1 {[%emt 0:20:45]} Qg6+ {[%emt 0:0:7]} 18. Kh1 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Qe4+ {[%emt 0:0:7]} 19. f3 {[%emt 0:28:5]} Qd3 {[%emt 0:0:44][#]} 20. Kg2 {[%emt 0:7:26]} Qg6+ $1 {[%emt 0:0:23]} 21. Kh1 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Qd3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 22. Nd2 {[%emt 0:2:54]} Qd7 $0 $40 {[%emt 0:0:25] White needs to defend precisely.} 23. Ne4 {[%emt 0:1:15]} (23. Re1 $5 {[%cal Re1e7]} Bd6 24. Ne4 $0 $11 )Na6 {[%emt 0:1:37]} 24. Qxf8+ {[%emt 0:0:7]} Bxf8 {[%emt 0:6:44]} 25. Bf4 {[%emt 0:2:46]} Qxh3 {[%emt 0:4:5]} 26. Rad1 {[%emt 0:3:40]} h6 {[%emt 0:0:34] Black has compensation.} 27. Bg3 {[%emt 0:2:46]} (27. a3 $0 $15 )Nc5 $0 $17 {[%emt 0:4:23]} 28. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:3:37]} ({ Better is} 28. Nxc5 Bxc5 29. Rde1 )Ne6 {[%emt 0:1:36]} (28... Nxe4 $0 $0 $142 29. Rxe4 g5 )29. a3 {[%emt 0:1:42]} h5 {[%emt 0:2:53] Strongly threatening ...h4.} 30. Rd3 {[%emt 0:2:11]} Qf5 {[%emt 0:7:13]} 31. b4 {[%emt 0:3:44]} (31. Rc3 $0 $0 $142 )h4 {[%emt 0:1:12]} 32. Bb8 {[%emt 0:6:51]} Ng5 {[%emt 0:4:52]} 33. Rde3 $2 {[%emt 0:0:53] This costs White the game.} (33. Ree3 $0 $17 )Nxe4 $0 $19 {[%emt 0:8:8]} ({ Weaker is} 33... Nxf3 34. Rf1 Qc8 35. Rexf3 $0 $14 )34. fxe4 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Qf2 {[%emt 0:0:6] Threatens to win with ...h3!} 35. h3 {[%emt 0:6:6]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:50]} 36. Bh2 {[%emt 0:6:13]} Bg5 {[%emt 0:0:23]} 37. Bg1 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Qd2 {[%emt 0:1:9]} 38. R3e2 {[%emt 0:2:31]} (38. R1e2 $0 $0 $142 Qd4 39. Rf3 Qxc4 40. Re1 )Qd3 {[%emt 0:1:2]} 39. Be3 {[%emt 0:0:48]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:0:33] Hoping for ...Bc3.} 40. Bxa7 $2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (40. Kg2 Bc3 41. Bf2 Bxe1 42. Re3 Qxc4 43. Bxe1 )Qxh3+ {[%emt 0:0:0]Black is clearly winning.} 41. Kg1 {[%emt 0:3:7]} Qg3+ {[%emt 0:0:48]} 42. Kf1 {[%emt 0:2:22]} h3 {[%emt 0:0:33] And now ...Bc3 would win.} 43. Bg1 {[%emt 0:1:56]} Bh4 {[%emt 0:1:15] Weighted Error Value: White=0.61/Black=0.04 (flawless) } 0-1