[Event "FIDE World Championship 2023"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"] [Black "Ding,Liren"] [Site "Astana"] [Round "5.1"] [Annotator "Robert Ris"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2023.04.15"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2788"] [PlyCount "95"] {[%evp 0,46,19,38,25,16,14,23,25,0,4,0,9,2,19,14,20,-4,-5,-4,2,2,2,2,1,-29,16,3,3,3,7,-22,-13,1,-3,-3,-14,-11,-6,-2,6,16,0,-2,-2,-2,16,-7,1]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 (6. Re1 {4 times in match with Carlsen.} )(6. Bxc6 {Game 1} )b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 (8. h3 Na5 )O-O 9. h3 (9. a4 {1-0 (38) Carlsen,M (2847)-Ding,L (2799) chess24.com INT 2021} Bd7 )(9. Re1 {1-0 (43) Carlsen,M (2837)-Ding,L (2774) Saint Louis 2017} )Bb7 (9... Na5 10. Bc2 c5 )10. a4 (10. Re1 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. Nbd2 Re8 13. Nf1 h6 14. Ne3 Bf8 15. b4 cxb4 16. cxb4 Nc6 17. a3 d5 18. Ng4 Nxg4 19. hxg4 dxe4 20. dxe4 Qxd1 21. Rxd1 a5 22. bxa5 Nxa5 23. Rb1 Bc6 24. Nd2 Red8 25. Kf1 Nb7 26. Rb3 Bd7 27. f3 Rac8 28. Bb1 b4 29. Rb2 Ba4 30. Re1 Rc7 31. Ba2 bxa3 32. Rb6 Bc5 33. Rb1 Bc2 {0-1 (33) Shankland,S (2725)-Ding,L (2813) Wijk aan Zee 2019} )Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Bg5 (12. Na3 Qd7 (12... h6 $1 13. axb5 axb5 14. Nxb5 c4 $132 )13. Bg5 bxa4 {1-0 (57) Firouzja,A (2778)-Giri,A (2760) Miami 2022} )h6 (12... Nd7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. axb5 axb5 15. Na3 b4 16. cxb4 cxb4 17. Nc4 Nc6 18. Ne3 $14 )13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. axb5 (14. Nbd2 b4 )axb5 15. Nbd2 Nc6 16. Bd5 Rxa1 17. Qxa1 Qd7 18. Re1 Ra8 (18... Ne7 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 )(18... Bd8 19. Nf1 )19. Qd1 Bd8 20. Nf1 Ne7 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Ne3 Bb6 23. h4 $1 Qc6 (23... Ra2 $5 24. Qb3 Qa6 )(23... h5 $2 24. Ng5 )24. h5 (24. Qb3 )c4 25. d4 (25. dxc4 bxc4 )exd4 (25... Qxe4 $2 26. Nxc4 Qc6 27. Nxb6 Qxb6 28. dxe5 dxe5 29. Nxe5 $18 )(25... Rd8 $1 26. Nh4 exd4 27. cxd4 (27. Nhf5 Nxf5 28. Nxf5 Qe8 29. cxd4 (29. Qg4 $6 Qe5 $1 )Qe6 30. Qg4 Qf6 31. Rd1 )d5 $132 )26. Nxd4 Qc5 $6 (26... Qxe4 $4 27. Nef5 $18 )(26... Qb7 $1 27. Nxb5 $2 (27. Ndf5 Bxe3 28. Nxe3 Qxe4 29. Qxd6 Nc6 $11 )Bxe3 )27. Qg4 $2 (27. Qf3 $1 Qe5 (27... Qg5 28. e5 (28. Nef5 Nxf5 29. Nxf5 Ra2 30. Nxd6 Rxb2 31. Qxf7+ Kh7 32. Rf1 Bxf2+ 33. Rxf2 Rb1+ 34. Rf1 Qc5+ $11 )d5 29. e6 fxe6 30. Nxe6 Qe5 31. Nf4 Rf8 32. g3 $18 )(27... Re8 28. Qg4 $16 Qe5 29. Qd7 Rb8 )28. Ng4 $1 Qg5 (28... Qxh5 $4 29. Nf6+ gxf6 30. Qxh5 $18 )29. e5 d5 30. Nxb5 $16 )(27. Ndf5 $6 Nxf5 28. Nxf5 Qxf2+ )Qe5 $1 28. Nf3 (28. Nef5 Nxf5 29. Nxf5 Kh7 $132 )(28. Qd7 Bxd4 29. cxd4 Qxe4 30. f3 Qe6 $132 )Qe6 29. Nf5 (29. Qxe6 fxe6 )Nxf5 (29... Qf6 $5 )30. exf5 Qf6 $2 (30... Qd7 $1 31. Qe4 (31. Qf4 Bd8 $132 )d5 $11 )31. Qe4 $1 Rb8 (31... Ra2 $4 32. Qc6 Bc5 33. Re8+ Kh7 34. Qc8 $18 )32. Re2 $1 (32. g4 b4 33. Qxc4 (33. cxb4 $6 Qxb2 )bxc3 34. bxc3 (34. Qxc3 $4 Bxf2+ $1 35. Kxf2 Rxb2+ $19 )d5 35. Qxd5 Qxc3 $11 )(32. Qd5 $6 b4 $1 33. Qxc4 bxc3 34. bxc3 Qxf5 $11 )Bc5 33. g4 $1 $36 (33. Qd5 b4 $1 $132 )(33. g3 b4 $5 34. cxb4 Bxb4 35. Nh4 (35. Kg2 Bc5 )Qd8 36. Qxc4 d5 $132 {[%cal Yb4e7,Ye7f6]} )Qd8 (33... b4 34. Qxc4 bxc3 35. bxc3 $16 )34. Qd5 $1 Kf8 35. Kf1 $5 (35. Kg2 )(35. Re4 Qb6 )Rc8 $2 (35... Qc8 $1 36. f6 gxf6 (36... Qxg4 $2 37. Re7 $18 )37. Qe4 Kg8 38. Nh4 Qb7 39. Qxb7 Rxb7 40. Nf5 Kh7 $14 )(35... b4 36. Qxc4 $16 )(35... Qd7 $2 36. Ne5 $1 (36. f6 $2 gxf6 (36... Qxg4 37. Re7 $18 ))Qb7 (36... Qc7 37. Ng6+ fxg6 38. fxg6 $18 )37. Nc6 Re8 (37... Rc8 38. Re7 $18 )38. Rxe8+ Kxe8 39. Nb4 $1 Qxd5 40. Nxd5 f6 41. f4 $18 )(35... Qc7 $2 36. f6 $1 gxf6 37. Qd2 Kg7 38. Nh4 $18 )36. Re4 $1 Rb8 (36... f6 $4 37. Nh4 )(36... Qf6 $2 37. g5 $1 hxg5 38. Rg4 Qh6 39. Nxg5 Qxh5 40. f6 Qxg4 (40... gxf6 41. Ne6+ fxe6 42. Qxh5 )41. Qxf7# )37. g5 (37. Kg2 )hxg5 $2 (37... Qd7 $5 38. gxh6 $1 (38. f6 Qh3+ 39. Ke2 Qxh5 $13 )(38. Ne5 $2 Qxf5 )gxh6 39. Nh2 Qb7 40. Qxb7 Rxb7 41. f6 $16 )38. Rg4 Ra8 (38... Qf6 39. Nxg5 Kg8 40. Ne4 $18 Qe5 41. Qxe5 dxe5 42. Nxc5 $18 )(38... f6 39. Nh4 $3 Ke8 (39... gxh4 40. h6 Qe7 (40... g5 41. fxg6 $18 )(40... gxh6 41. Rg8+ Ke7 42. Qe6# )41. h7 $18 )40. Re4+ Kd7 41. Ng6 $18 )39. Nxg5 Ra1+ 40. Ke2 (40. Kg2 Qa8 41. Qxa8+ Rxa8 42. f6 $3 $18 gxf6 43. Nh7+ Ke7 44. Re4+ Kd7 45. Nxf6+ Kc6 46. Re8 Rxe8 47. Nxe8 $18 )Qe7+ 41. Ne4 Qe8 (41... Qe5 42. Qxe5 dxe5 43. Nxc5 $18 )(41... f6 42. h6 gxh6 43. Rg8# )(41... Rb1 42. f6 $1 Rxb2+ 43. Kd1 gxf6 44. Qa8+ Qe8 45. Rg8+ Kxg8 46. Qxe8+ $18 )42. Kf3 Qa8 (42... Rb1 43. f6 gxf6 44. Nxf6 $18 )43. Qxa8+ Rxa8 44. f6 g6 (44... gxf6 45. Nxf6 Ke7 46. Ng8+ Kf8 47. h6 f5 48. Rg6 Ra7 49. Nf6 $18 )45. hxg6 fxg6 46. Rxg6 Ra2 47. Kg4 (47. Ng5 $2 Rxb2 48. Rh6 Rxf2+ 49. Ke4 Ke8 50. Rh8+ Kd7 51. f7 d5+ $11 )Rxb2 48. Rh6 (48. Rh6 Re2 (48... b4 49. Rh8+ Kf7 50. Kf5 Rxf2+ 51. Nxf2 Bxf2 52. Rh7+ Kf8 53. Ke6 $18 )49. Kf5 b4 50. Rh8+ Kf7 51. Ng5# )1-0