[Event "34th European Club Cup 2018"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Ding, Liren"] [Site "Halkidiki"] [Round "6"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2018.10.17"] [WhiteElo "2839"] [BlackElo "2804"] [PlyCount "114"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 0-0 9. 0-0 cxd5 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Bd6 12. h3 h6 13. Bf4 Rb8 {C47: Scotch Four Knights and Four Knights with 4 g3} 14. b3 Rb4 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Rfe1 {LiveBook: 4 Games} a5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 16... Be6 17. Ne2 Rbb8 18. Nf4 Rbe8 19. Qg3 Nd7 20. c3 Nc5 {1/2-1/2 (79) Kovchan,A (2576)-Kazakov,M (2468) Lutsk 2015} )17. Rad1 Bd7 18. Qe3 Rc8 19. Qa7 Rh4 20. Re3 (20. Qxa5 Bxh3 $1 21. g3 Rh5 $17 )Qc7 $1 21. Qxc7 Rxc7 22. Na4 c5 23. g4 (23. Nb6 $11 { remains equal.} )d4 $36 { Black has strong initiative.} 24. Rf3 {[#]} Nxg4 $1 25. Re1 (25. hxg4 $17 {was called for.} Bc6 26. Be2 )Nf6 $19 26. Nb6 {With the idea Rxf6!} Bc6 $1 (26... Rxh3 27. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 28. Nxd7 $16 )(26... Bxh3 27. Nd5 $1 $15 { } )27. Rg3 g5 28. Re5 Nh5 29. Bf5 Rf4 (29... Nxg3 $2 30. fxg3 Rh5 31. Bg4 $18 )30. Rg4 {White wants to play Rxf4.} Bf3 31. Rxf4 Nxf4 32. Nd7 c4 33. bxc4 Rxc4 34. Rxa5 Rb4 35. Kh2 Rb1 36. Ne5 (36. Kg3 $17 {might work better.} Bc6 37. Nf6+ Kg7 38. Be4 )Rh1+ 37. Kg3 Bd5 38. f3 Re1 {( -> ...Re2)} 39. Nd3 Rg1+ 40. Kf2 (40. Kh2 $1 $15 Rg2+ 41. Kh1 Bxf3 42. Ne1 )Rg2+ 41. Ke1 {Black must now prevent Nxf4.} Re2+ ({Weaker is} 41... Bxf3 42. Nxf4 gxf4 43. Ra4 $11 )42. Kf1 {[#] aiming for Nxf4.} Bc4 $1 ({Worse is} 42... Bxf3 43. Nxf4 gxf4 44. Ra4 $11 )43. Kg1 Rg2+ ({Not} 43... Rxc2 44. Nxf4 Rc1+ 45. Kf2 $17 )44. Kh1 Bxd3 (44... Rxc2 $19 {and Black stays clearly on top.} 45. Nxf4 Rc1+ 46. Kh2 gxf4 )45. Bxd3 { Endgame KRB-KRN} Rg3 46. h4 Rh3+ 47. Kg1 Rxh4 48. Bf1 Kg7 49. a4 Ng6 50. Rc5 {[#]} (50. Kg2 $15 )d3 $1 51. a5 $1 $15 (51. cxd3 Rxa4 )dxc2 52. Rxc2 Ra4 53. a6 h5 54. Rc5 {The position is equal.} Kf6 55. Rc6+ Kg7 56. Rc5 Kf6 {And now ...Ne5 would win.} 57. Rc6+ Ke5 {Precision: White = 60%, Black = 58%.} 1/2-1/2