[Event "FIDE Candidates 2024"] [White "Vidit,Santosh Gujrathi"] [Black "Praggnanandhaa R"] [Site "Toronto"] [Round "3.4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2024.04.05"] [WhiteElo "2727"] [BlackElo "2747"] [PlyCount "90"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 9,90,47,41,54,37,48,79,64,68,30,27,25,28,5,0,13,7,-8,-25,-22,-27,-17,-10,-15,-9,-46,-48,-27,-34,-26,73,-22,-19,-46,-55,-82,-52,-54,-53,-125,-103,-120,-99,-102,-106,-99,-16,-15,-54,-91,-95,-70,-58,-51,-67,-107,-103,-152,-153,-207,-207,-420,-408,-382,-287,-329,-326,-334,-325,-348,-343,-333,-327,-401,-376,-387,-367,-348,-352,-352,-352,-520,-520]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:51]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:14]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:0:18]} a6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 4. Ba4 {[%emt 0:0:12]} f5 {[%emt 0:0:32]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:4:39]} exd4 {[%emt 0:0:18]} 6. e5 {[%emt 0:1:29][%cal Ye1g1]} (6. exf5 Qe7+ 7. Kf1 Qe4 $11 )b5 {[%emt 0:0:26]} 7. Bb3 {[%emt 0:0:11][%cal Ye1g1]} Na5 {[%emt 0:0:24]} 8. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:17:25] Strongly threatening 0-0. White is better.} Bb7 {[%emt 0:1:49]} 9. Nxf5 {[%emt 0:4:24]} (9. O-O $5 )Nxb3 {[%emt 0:8:56]} 10. axb3 {[%emt 0:1:15] Threatens to win with 0-0.} d6 $1 {[%emt 0:0:32] Black is weak on the dark squares} 11. Qe2 {[%emt 0:22:24]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:7:35]} 12. e6 {[%emt 0:7:53]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:1:16]} 13. Bg5 {[%emt 0:16:6][%cal Yf5g7] Threatening mate with Nxg7+!} g6 {[%emt 0:10:17]} (13... Qxg2 14. Nxg7+ Bxg7 15. Qh5+ Kf8 16. Qf7# )14. Ne3 {[%emt 0:3:11] Repels Qd5} h6 {[%emt 0:8:29][%mdl 1024] Black has compensation.} 15. Bf4 {[%emt 0:0:40]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:6:48]} 16. c4 {[%emt 0:3:15]} b4 {[%emt 0:1:27] Inhibits Nc3.} 17. Qg4 {[%emt 0:3:30][%cal Ye3d5]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:11:52]} 18. O-O {[%emt 0:9:33]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:1:22]} 19. Nd2 {[%emt 0:0:30]} O-O-O {[%emt 0:9:42] [#]} (19... O-O $1 $11 )20. h4 {[%emt 0:1:18]} (20. Nd5 $1 $16 Nxd5 (20... Bxd5 $2 21. Be3 $18 )21. cxd5 )Rde8 {[%emt 0:7:3]} (20... Bxb2 {with more complications.} 21. Ra2 Bc3 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. e7+ Rd7 )21. Rad1 {[%emt 0:2:41][%cal Ye3d5]} Bxb2 {[%emt 0:5:57]} 22. Nd5 {[%emt 0:1:40]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:1:30]} 23. cxd5 {[%emt 0:0:21]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:1:3]} (23... Qxd5 24. Nc4 Qxe6 25. Qxe6+ Rxe6 26. Nxb2 $18 )24. e7+ {[%emt 0:0:49] [#]} (24. Qxg6 $2 Rhg8 $19 (24... Bxe6 $2 25. Qb1 $19 )(24... Rxe6 $2 25. Qf5 $19 )(24... Bxe6 $2 25. Qb1 $19 )(24... Rxe6 $2 25. Qf5 $19 ))({White should try} 24. Rfe1 $1 $15 )Kb8 $1 $17 {[%emt 0:2:59]} 25. Be3 {[%emt 0:2:35]} (25. Qxg6 $2 Rhg8 $19 (25... Rxe7 $2 26. Qd3 $19 )(25... Rxe7 $2 26. Qd3 $19 ))Qb5 {[%emt 0:1:8]} 26. Nc4 {[%emt 0:0:49]} Bc3 {[%emt 0:1:59] A strong pair of Bishops.} 27. Bd4 {[%emt 0:1:12] Prevents Rxe7} (27. Nxd6 $2 cxd6 28. Qg3 Qc6 $19 (28... Bxb3 29. Rxd6 Be5 30. Rb6+ $11 ))Rhg8 {[%emt 0:7:33] Dancing on a razor blade.} (27... Rh7 $17 28. Bxc3 bxc3 29. Qxg6 (29. Qd4 $2 c2 $17 )Rhxe7 (29... Rexe7 30. Nxd6 Qc6 31. Qf5 $11 )30. Nxd6 Qc6 31. Rxd5 c2 )28. Bxc3 $1 $11 {[%emt 0:1:6]} bxc3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 29. Qd4 {[%emt 0:4:27][%csl Yc3,Yd5] Repels Rxe7} Bb7 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 30. Qxc3 {[%emt 0:0:43]} Rxe7 {[%emt 0:0:45]} 31. Na5 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Re5 {[%emt 0:2:57]} (31... Re4 {simplifies} 32. Rc1 Qb6 33. Nxb7 Qxb7 34. Qg3 Rb4 )32. b4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} g5 {[%emt 0:0:41]} 33. h5 {[%emt 0:0:18]} (33. Nxb7 $142 Qxb7 34. Qc4 )g4 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 34. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:0:28]} (34. Rc1 $17 {was called for.} Qb6 35. Nxb7 Kxb7 36. Rc2 )g3 $40 {[%emt 0:1:30][%mdl 128] ( -> ...gxf2+). Black wants a kill.} (34... Rxh5 35. Nxb7 Qxb7 36. Qc4 $17 )35. Nxb7 $2 {[%emt 0:1:3]} (35. Rxe5 {was the only chance.} gxf2+ (35... Qxe5 36. Qxe5 gxf2+ 37. Kxf2 $15 )36. Kxf2 dxe5 (36... Qxe5 37. Qxe5 dxe5 38. g3 $17 )(36... Rxg2+ 37. Ke1 $17 )37. Nxb7 Qxb7 38. g3 )gxf2+ {[%emt 0:2:5]} (35... Kxb7 36. Rxe5 Qxe5 37. Qxe5 dxe5 38. fxg3 $11 )(35... Qxb7 36. Qf3 gxf2+ (36... Qxb4 37. Rxe5 gxf2+ 38. Kxf2 $17 )(36... Qxf3 $2 37. gxf3 Rxh5 38. fxg3 $19 )37. Kxf2 Qb6+ (37... Qxb4 $2 38. Rb1 $18 )38. Kf1 $19 )36. Kxf2 {[%emt 0:0:1] And now Rxe5 would win.} Qxb7 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 37. Qf3 {[%emt 0:1:26]} Reg5 {[%emt 0:3:46]} (37... Qxb4 $2 {perishes.} 38. Rb1 $18 )38. Qxb7+ {[%emt 0:0:42]} Kxb7 {[%emt 0:0:1][%mdl 4096] Endgame. KRR-KRR} 39. g4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Rxg4 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 40. Re6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rh4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} ({Don't do} 40... Rxb4 41. Rxh6 a5 42. Rh7 $19 )41. Rxh6 {[%emt 0:4:14]} Rg5 {[%emt 0:5:21]} ({Not} 41... Rxb4 42. Rh7 $17 )42. Rh7 {[%emt 0:0:18]} Rhxh5 {[%emt 0:1:28]} 43. Rd7 {[%emt 0:0:39]} Kc8 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 44. Re7 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Re5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 45. Rg7 {[%emt 0:0:6]} (45. Rf7 {was the only defense.} )Rhf5+ {[%emt 0:0:5] Weighted Error Value: White=0.25 (precise) /Black=0.11 (very precise) . Mistake: White=6 Black=2 Inaccurate: White=6 Black=1 OK: White=10 Black=16 Best: White=2 Black=7 Strong: White=1 Black=2} 0-1