[Event "FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022"]
[White "Firouzja,Alireza"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Round "11.2"]
[Annotator ""]
[Result "0-1"]
[Date "2022.06.30"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "70"]
1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 3. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} d6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 5. c4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:32]} 6. d3 {[%emt 0:0:5] C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves.} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:11]} 7. d4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Be7 {[%emt 0:1:24]} 8. d5 {[%emt 0:1:14]The position is equal.} Ne5 {[%emt 0:0:49][#]} 9. Nd4 $0 $146 {[%emt 0:0:5]} ({Predecessor:} 9. Be2 Nxf3+ 10. Bxf3 h5 11. h3 Bf5 12. Nc3 Qd7 13. Be3 a6 14. a4 c5 15. dxc6 bxc6 {1-0 (38) Kosteniuk,A (2472)-Tan,Z (2511) Krasnaya Polyana 2021} )O-O {[%emt 0:2:54]} 10. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:34]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:4:30]} 11. f3 {[%emt 0:0:14]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:1:41]} 12. Be2 {[%emt 0:0:9]} c6 {[%emt 0:0:50]} 13. O-O {[%emt 0:0:13]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:8:53]} 14. cxd5 {[%emt 0:1:31]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:7:33]} 15. Kh1 {[%emt 0:7:36]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:1:42]} 16. g4 {[%emt 0:23:16]} (16. f4 $5 {[%cal Rf4e5]} Ng6 17. a4 $0 $11 )h6 {[%emt 0:6:1]} 17. h4 {[%emt 0:35:40]} ({ Better is} 17. a4 $0 $15 )Rfe8 $0 $17 {[%emt 0:1:40]} 18. g5 {[%emt 0:4:32]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:2:34]} 19. hxg5 {[%emt 0:0:16]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:0:10] Black is more active.} 20. Kg2 {[%emt 0:7:55] Against Ng3} (20. Ne4 $0 $17 )Ng6 $0 $19 {[%emt 0:11:1]} 21. f4 {[%emt 0:2:36][#]} Nhxf4+ {[%emt 0:0:11]} 22. Bxf4 {[%emt 0:6:12]} Qxb2 {[%emt 0:0:33]} 23. Ne4 {[%emt 0:4:45]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:9:51]} (23... Bd8 $1 $19 24. Qd2 (24. Nxd6 $2 Rxe2+ 25. Qxe2 Qxd4 $0 $19 )Qxd2 25. Nxd2 Nxf4+ 26. Rxf4 Bxg5 )24. Be3 $0 $17 {[%emt 0:0:30][#]} Bxg5 $1 {[%emt 0:1:36]} 25. Rb1 {[%emt 0:2:28][#]} Qxa2 {[%emt 0:1:26]} 26. Ra1 {[%emt 0:0:50]} ({ Don't go for} 26. Nxg5 $2 Rxe3 27. Rxb7 (27. Kh1 $2 Rxd4 28. Qxd4 Qxe2 $0 $19 )Rxd4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 28. Rb8+ (28. Qxd4 $2 Rxe2+ 29. Rf2 Rxf2+ 30. Qxf2 Qxd5+ 31. Kf1 Bb5+ 32. Rxb5 Qxb5+ $0 $19 )Nf8 29. Qxd4 Rxe2+ 30. Rf2 Rxf2+ 31. Qxf2 Qxd5+ 32. Nf3 Bc6 $0 $19 )Rxd4 $1 {[%emt 0:3:11] The board is on fire.} 27. Rxa2 {[%emt 0:2:4]} Rxd1 {[%emt 0:0:46]} 28. Bxd1 {[%emt 0:0:33]} Bxe3 {[%emt 0:1:26]} 29. Nxd6 {[%emt 0:0:6][#]} Re7 {[%emt 0:2:41] White must now prevent ...Bf4.} 30. Bb3 $2 {[%emt 0:4:54] This move loses the game for White.} ({ Wrong is} 30. Nf5 $2 Bxf5 31. Bc2 Bd7 32. Bxg6 fxg6 $0 $19 )(30. Re2 $0 $17 { is a better defense.} )Bc5 $0 $19 {[%emt 0:5:9]} 31. Nxb7 {[%emt 0:1:27]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:0:41] aiming for ...Re3. A strong pair of Bishops.} 32. Bc4 {[%emt 0:6:23]} Re3 {[%emt 0:1:6] Threatens to win with ...Bh3+.} 33. Kh1 {[%emt 0:0:46]} Bh3 {[%emt 0:4:0]} (33... Rc3 $0 $0 $142 34. Ba6 Bg4 )34. Rc1 {[%emt 0:0:40]} (34. Rb1 )Bf5 {[%emt 0:1:36] ( -> ...Rh3+)} 35. Bf1 {[%emt 0:0:6] Against Rh3+} Be4+ {[%emt 0:0:22]
Weighted Error Value: White=0.41/Black=0.08 (flawless) } 0-1