[Event "FIDE Grand Prix-II KO 2022"] [White "Rapport,Richard"] [Black "Vachier Lagrave,Maxime"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Round "1.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2022.03.09"] [WhiteElo "2763"] [BlackElo "2761"] [PlyCount "73"] 1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 O-O 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qa5+ {D87: Exchange Grünfeld: Classical Line: Variations without ...cxd4.} 12. Rc3 e5 13. d5 Nd4 {[#] And now ...Nxe2 would win. The position is equal.} 14. Bd2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14. Qd2 Nxe2 15. Bxe2 Bd7 16. O-O f5 17. Rfc1 fxe4 18. Rc7 Bf5 19. Qxa5 {1-0 (19) Bluebaum,M (2647) -Baldauf,M (2503) Chess.com INT 2020} )Bd7 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Rc1 Qa3 17. Qb3 Qxb3 18. Bxb3 Rae8 (18... Rac8 $14 )19. f3 $16 f5 $2 {[#]} (19... Rc8 $16 )20. Rc7 $1 $18 {} Bb5 21. a4 (21. Rxb7 fxe4 22. d6+ (22. Rxb5 exf3+ 23. Kf1 fxg2+ 24. Kxg2 Re2+ 25. Kg3 Rxd2 $11 )Kh8 23. fxe4 (23. Rxb5 exf3+ 24. Kf1 fxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Re2+ 26. Kg3 Rxd2 $11 )Rxe4+ 24. Kd1 Bf1 $16 )Bd3 $2 (21... fxe4 22. d6+ (22. axb5 $2 exf3+ 23. Kf1 fxg2+ 24. Kxg2 Re2+ 25. Kg1 Rxd2 $19 )Kh8 23. axb5 exf3+ 24. Re7 (24. Kf1 Re2 $17 )fxg2 )22. d6+ {} Kh8 23. d7 Rb8 24. Bb4 Be5 25. Bxf8 {Intending Rc8 and mate.} Bxc7 26. Be7 { } Kg7 {Inhibits Bf6+.} 27. e5 {} b5 (27... Bxe5 $142 28. d8=Q Rxd8 )28. Bf6+ Kf8 29. e6 {} Bd8 { To avoid e7+} 30. Be5 Rb6 31. Bxd4 {Bc5+ is the strong threat.} Rc6 {Prevents Bc5+.} 32. axb5 Bxb5 33. Kf2 Ke7 34. Be3 {Threatens to win with Bg5+.} ({ Don't do} 34. Bxa7 Bc4 $18 )Bb6 $2 (34... h6 35. Bxh6 Bb6+ 36. Kg3 Rxe6 37. Bxe6 Kxe6 )35. Rd1 {White is clearly winning.} Bxe3+ 36. Kxe3 { } Rc3+ 37. Kf4 {Black did not feel at home in the position after the opening. Weighted Error Value: White=0.25 (precise) /Black=0.62} 1-0