[Event "WCh 2023"] [White "Ding,Liren"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Round "6.1"] [Annotator "Robert Ris"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2023.04.16"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2795"] [PlyCount "87"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 cxd4 6. exd4 Bf5 (6... Bg4 7. c3 e6 8. Qb3 Qc8 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Nxf3 Ne4 11. Bd3 {1/2-1/2 (89) Aravindh,C (2576)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2766) Almaty 2022} )7. c3 e6 8. Bb5 Bd6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 h6 (11... Qc7 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ng4 14. Nf3 f6 )12. Ne5 Ne7 (12... a6 $6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. b4 $14 )(12... Nxe5 $6 13. dxe5 Qb6 14. exf6 Qxb5 15. fxg7 Kxg7 16. Nb3 $14 )13. a4 a6 14. Bf1 Nd7 (14... a5 15. Nb1 $5 )15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. a5 $1 Qc7 17. Qf3 (17. Nf3 $6 Bg4 $11 )Rfc8 18. Ra3 (18. Nb3 Nc6 )Bg6 (18... b5 $2 19. axb6 Qxb6 20. b4 a5 21. Rea1 $18 )19. Nb3 Nc6 20. Qg3 (20. Nc5 $2 Nxa5 )Qe7 21. h4 $1 (21. Nc5 Nxa5 22. Rxa5 b6 $132 )Re8 22. Nc5 e5 (22... Nxa5 23. Rxa5 b6 24. h5 $1 bxa5 (24... Bxh5 25. Nxe6 fxe6 26. Rxd5 $18 )25. hxg6 $18 )23. Rb3 (23. b4 $1 e4 24. f3 $16 )Nxa5 24. Rxe5 Qf6 (24... Qd8 $2 25. Nxb7 Nxb7 26. Rxb7 $18 )(24... Qd6 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Qxd6 $18 )25. Ra3 Nc4 (25... Nc6 26. Nd7 Qd8 27. Rxe8+ Qxe8 28. Qc7 $18 )26. Bxc4 dxc4 27. h5 (27. Nxb7 Qb6 28. Nd6 Rxe5 29. Qxe5 Qxb2 30. Nxc4 $16 )Bc2 28. Nxb7 Qb6 29. Nd6 Rxe5 30. Qxe5 Qxb2 31. Ra5 (31. Ne8 $4 Rxe8 32. Qxe8+ Kh7 33. Ra5 Qc1+ 34. Kh2 Qf4+ $11 )Kh7 (31... Qxc3 $2 32. Ne8 $1 f6 33. Nxf6+ gxf6 34. Qd5+ Kh7 35. Qb7+ Kg8 36. Qxa8+ $18 )32. Rc5 $6 (32. Qe1 $1 Bd3 33. Nxc4 Bxc4 $2 34. Qe4+ $18 )Qc1+ $2 (32... Qxc3 $1 33. Nxf7 (33. Rxc4 Qd2 $132 )Bd3 34. Rc7 Qc1+ 35. Kh2 Re8 $1 36. Qg3 (36. Qxe8 Qf4+ 37. g3 Qxf2+ 38. Kh3 Bf5+ 39. g4 Qf3+ $11 )(36. Ng5+ $4 Qxg5 $19 )Re1 37. Qg4 Rh1+ 38. Kg3 Qc3 39. Ne5 Bg6+ 40. Qf3 Qxf3+ 41. Kxf3 Bxh5+ 42. g4 $14 )33. Kh2 f6 34. Qg3 a5 35. Nxc4 $1 (35. Rc7 Qg5 $132 )a4 36. Ne3 Bb1 (36... a3 37. Rc7 Rg8 38. Nd5 Kh8 39. Ne7 Rf8 40. Ra7 Qb2 41. Qd6 a2 (41... Re8 42. Qd7 $18 )42. Ng6+ $18 )37. Rc7 Rg8 38. Nd5 Kh8 (38... Qg5 39. Qxg5 fxg5 40. Nf6+ Kh8 41. Nxg8 $18 )39. Ra7 a3 40. Ne7 Rf8 (40... Re8 )41. d5 $1 (41. Qc7 Kh7 42. Ng6 Rg8 43. Qf7 $2 Qg5 $132 )a2 (41... Qg5 42. Qxg5 hxg5 43. Ng6+ Bxg6 44. hxg6 $18 )42. Qc7 $1 Kh7 (42... Qg5 43. Ng6+ $1 Bxg6 44. Qxg7# )43. Ng6 Rg8 44. Qf7 $1 (44. Qf7 $3 Bxg6 (44... Qxc3 45. Qxg8+ Kxg8 46. Ra8+ Kh7 (46... Kf7 47. Rf8# )47. Rh8# )45. hxg6+ Kh8 46. Qxg8+ Kxg8 47. Ra8# )1-0