[Event "WCC Match 2024"] [White "Gukesh Dommaraju"] [Black "Ding,Liren"] [Site "Singapore"] [Round "13.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2024.12.11"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2728"] [PlyCount "136"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 56,136,66,58,68,57,112,55,47,39,44,47,52,35,52,54,64,68,45,12,21,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,30,25,21,21,56,23,17,23,36,36,36,34,35,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,63,63,63,63,63,63,63,63,63,63,63,41,102,39,96,41,41,41,102,102,102,102,102,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:26]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:12]} 4. e5 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Nfd7 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 5. Nce2 {[%emt 0:0:5]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:26]} 6. c3 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 7. a3 {[%emt 0:0:10]} Be7 {[%emt 0:17:6]} 8. Be3 {[%emt 0:0:9]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:37:10]} 9. Nf4 {[%emt 0:2:32]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:2:32]} 10. cxd4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 11. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:6:48]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 12. Nge2 {[%emt 0:2:26]} b5 {[%emt 0:8:34]} 13. O-O {[%emt 0:6:38]} O-O {[%emt 0:3:34]} 14. Nc3 {[%emt 0:15:3]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:0:55]} 15. Nh5 {[%emt 0:8:24]} f5 {[%emt 0:4:2]} 16. exf6 {[%emt 0:20:15]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:0:16]} 17. Qf3 {[%emt 0:13:36]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:3:6]} 18. Nxf6+ {[%emt 0:6:11]} Rxf6 {[%emt 0:0:16]} 19. Qe2 {[%emt 0:0:39]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:5:9]} 20. f3 {[%emt 0:0:41]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:0:40]} 21. Rad1 {[%emt 0:4:44]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:11:10]} 22. Bf4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:1:6]} 23. Bc7 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:3:13]} 24. Bd6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Re8 {[%emt 0:0:13]} 25. Bxe7 {[%emt 0:3:7]} Rexe7 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 26. Qe5 {[%emt 0:0:9]} a6 {[%emt 0:4:49]} 27. d5 {[%emt 0:7:24]} exd5 {[%emt 0:0:44]} 28. Qxd5+ {[%emt 0:0:2]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:2:31]} 29. Qc5 {[%emt 0:0:12]} Re8 {[%emt 0:3:0]} 30. Rde1 {[%emt 0:6:14]} (30. Rfe1 {feels hotter.} Qxe1+ 31. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 32. Kf2 )Qf7 {[%emt 0:0:19]} (30... Qxe1 $14 31. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 32. Kf2 Re8 )31. Ne4 {[%emt 0:0:59]} (31. Rxe8+ $16 Qxe8 32. Ne4 )Rf8 $1 $14 {[%emt 0:3:23]} 32. Nd6 {[%emt 0:4:57]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 33. Qe5 {[%emt 0:0:17]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:0:26]} 34. Qd5+ {[%emt 0:0:35]} (34. Qxf6 {simplifies} gxf6 35. Rd1 Rc6 36. Rd4 )Kh8 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 35. Re5 {[%emt 0:0:30]} Re7 {[%emt 0:0:38]} 36. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:0:12]} Rxe5 $1 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 37. Rxe5 {[%emt 0:0:1]} (37. Qxe5 {simplifies} Qxe5 38. Rxe5 h6 39. Kf2 )h6 {[%emt 0:0:17]} 38. Qc5 {[%emt 0:0:28]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:0:28]} 39. Ne4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Qf4 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 40. Re7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 41. Qd4 {[%emt 0:11:48]} Rg8 $1 {[%emt 0:2:12]} 42. h3 {[%emt 0:5:9]} Qc1+ {[%emt 0:2:16]} 43. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:55]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:0:57]} 44. Rxe4 {[%emt 0:0:8]} c3 {[%emt 0:1:45]} 45. bxc3 {[%emt 0:2:38]} Qxa3 {[%emt 0:1:0]} 46. Kg3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Qb3 {[%emt 0:2:47]} 47. Re7 {[%emt 0:1:34]} a5 {[%emt 0:2:7]} 48. Rb7 {[%emt 0:0:20]} Qc4 {[%emt 0:6:45]} 49. Qe5 {[%emt 0:0:16]} (49. Qxc4 {simplifies} bxc4 50. Ra7 Rb8 51. Rxa5 Rb3 52. Rc5 )Qc6 $1 {[%emt 0:3:54]} 50. Qxb5 {[%emt 0:9:12]} Qxc3 {[%emt 0:0:59]} 51. Ra7 {[%emt 0:0:26]} Qe1+ $1 {[%emt 0:2:59]} 52. Kh2 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Qb4 {[%emt 0:0:15]} (52... Qe3 $1 $11 53. Qxa5 (53. Rxa5 Qf4+ 54. Kh1 Qc1+ 55. Kh2 Qf4+ 56. Kh1 Qc1+ 57. Kh2 Qf4+ $11 )Qf4+ 54. Kg1 Qd4+ 55. Kf1 Qc4+ 56. Kf2 Qh4+ 57. Ke2 Re8+ 58. Kf1 Qc4+ 59. Kg1 Qd4+ 60. Kh1 Qd1+ 61. Kh2 Qd6+ 62. f4 Qxf4+ 63. Kg1 Qe4 )53. Qxb4 $14 {[%emt 0:0:24]} ({Of course not} 53. Rxa5 Qf4+ 54. Kh1 Qc1+ 55. Kh2 Qf4+ 56. Kh1 Qc1+ 57. Kh2 Qf4+ $11 )({Reject} 53. Qxa5 Qf4+ 54. Kg1 Qd4+ 55. Kh1 Qd1+ 56. Kh2 Qd6+ 57. Kg1 Qd4+ 58. Kf1 Qc4+ 59. Kf2 Qh4+ 60. Kg1 Qd4+ $11 )axb4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 54. Rb7 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 55. Rxb4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Ra2 {[%emt 0:0:18]} 56. Kg3 {[%emt 0:1:5]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:0:18]} 57. Rb5 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:0:34]} 58. f4 {[%emt 0:0:26]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:0:49]} (58... Ra3+ $14 59. Kg4 Ra2 )59. Kf3 {[%emt 0:1:54]} ({Better is} 59. h4 $1 $16 )Rc2 {[%emt 0:0:5] [#]} (59... g6 $14 )60. g3 {[%emt 0:0:7]} ({White should play} 60. h4 $1 $16 )Rc3+ $14 {[%emt 0:0:37]} 61. Kg4 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Ra3 {[%emt 0:1:52] [#]} ({Black should try} 61... g6 $14 )62. h4 $1 $16 {[%emt 0:1:24]} Rc3 {[%emt 0:0:25]} 63. Rb6+ {[%emt 0:0:56]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 64. f5 {[%emt 0:0:38]} (64. h5 $16 )h5+ $1 $11 {[%emt 0:2:33]} 65. Kf4 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Rc4+ {[%emt 0:0:2]} 66. Kf3 {[%emt 0:0:24]} Rc3+ {[%emt 0:0:7]} 67. Kf4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Rc4+ {[%emt 0:0:2]} 68. Kf3 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Rc3+ {[%emt 0:0:3]} 1/2-1/2