[Event "FIDE World Championship 2023"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"] [Black "Ding,Liren"] [Site "Astana"] [Round "9.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2023.04.21"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2788"] [PlyCount "163"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 9,163,10,11,12,20,14,13,8,25,12,10,0,0,0,0,0,14,8,18,5,12,19,15,0,16,0,58,40,44,46,44,32,33,0,0,0,47,3,0,7,20,30,42,30,48,36,41,28,22,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,13,15,33,15,41,45,50,42,39,43,60,60,60,58,60,60,60,60,73,52,129,60,79,48,49,47,48,47,60,60,63,60,83,68,68,68,90,90,90,90,97,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:18]} 4. d3 {[%emt 0:1:27]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:0:26]} 5. c3 {[%emt 0:0:7]} O-O {[%emt 0:0:14]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:0:17] C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5.} d5 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 7. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:0:13]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:0:40]} 8. dxe4 {[%emt 0:0:24]} a5 {[%emt 0:3:30]} 9. a4 {[%emt 0:0:57]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:0:50]} 10. Qc2 {[%emt 0:0:29]} Nb8 {[%emt 0:5:7]} 11. Re1 $1 {[%emt 0:1:43]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:2:5]} 12. h3 {[%emt 0:4:25]} h6 {[%emt 0:0:26]} 13. Nf1 {[%emt 0:0:36]} c6 {[%emt 0:1:5]} 14. Bc4 {[%emt 0:1:58]} Na6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 15. Ng3 {[%emt 0:3:49]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:0:55] [#]} 16. Ba2 $146 {[%emt 0:19:52]} ({Predecessor:} 16. Qe2 Bf8 17. Be3 Nc5 18. b4 Ncxe4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Bb6 Qxb6 21. Qxe4 Re8 22. Nxe5 {½-½ De la Rosa Solorzano,J (2426)-Genga,S (2424) W-ch WS/SIM/A/09 email 2021} )b5 {[%emt 0:4:8]} 17. Qe2 {[%emt 0:4:37]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:15:47]} (17... Bf8 $11 )18. Nh4 $1 $14 {[%emt 0:1:38]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:13:0]} 19. Qf3 {[%emt 0:1:50]} bxa4 {[%emt 0:14:44] [#]} 20. Bxh6 $1 {[%emt 0:1:31][%mdl 64] Deflection} Nc5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} (20... gxh6 21. Qxf6 Rd6 22. Qxe5 Rxb2 23. Bc4 $16 (23. Ngf5 Rdd2 $11 ))(20... Rxb2 21. Bg5 Be7 22. Ngf5 Rxa2 23. Rxa2 $16 )21. Ng6 {[%emt 0:12:55]} (21. Bg5 $5 {[%cal Rg5f6]} Rd3 22. Qe2 Rxg3 23. fxg3 Nfxe4 24. Bc1 $14 )Rxb2 {[%emt 0:7:40] ...Rd3 would be deadly.} (21... gxh6 $2 22. Qxf6 Bg7 23. Qe7 $18 (23. Bxf7+ Kh7 $11 ))22. Nxf8 {[%emt 0:11:9][%cal Yf3e3] Threatens to win with Qe3!} Rxf8 {[%emt 0:0:23]} (22... Rd3 $11 {feels stronger.} 23. Be3 Nb3 )23. Bg5 {[%emt 0:2:4]} Nh7 {[%emt 0:3:35] A dynamic duo of knights.} 24. Bc1 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Rb5 {[%emt 0:0:10]} ({Less strong is} 24... a3 25. Bxb2 (25. Bc4 Be6 $11 )axb2 26. Rab1 $16 )(24... Rc2 $5 {[%cal Rc5b3]} )25. Ba3 {[%emt 0:0:38]} Re8 {[%emt 0:3:7]} 26. Bc4 {[%emt 0:14:59]} Be6 $1 {[%emt 0:2:38]} 27. Bxe6 {[%emt 0:3:26]} Nxe6 {[%emt 0:5:37]} 28. Nf5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} c5 $1 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 29. Qe2 {[%emt 0:0:22]} Rb3 {[%emt 0:1:24]} 30. Qc4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:3:24]} 31. Bc1 {[%emt 0:1:12][%cal Ya3c1,Yc1b2,Yb2e5][%mdl 32]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:1:48]} 32. Qxa4 {[%emt 0:2:40]} Qxa4 {[%emt 0:0:33]} 33. Rxa4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Rxc3 {[%emt 0:3:6]} 34. Bb2 {[%emt 0:0:9]} Rb3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 35. Bxe5 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:0:11]} 36. Rxa5 {[%emt 0:0:30]} Rxe4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 37. Rxe4 {[%emt 0:1:4]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 38. Ra4 {[%emt 0:0:40]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:9:6]} 39. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:0:38]} ({Much weaker is} 39. Nxd4 Rxe5 40. Nc2 Nd2 $11 )cxd4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 40. Rxd4 {[%emt 0:0:0][%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} g6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 41. Ne3 {[%emt 0:0:45]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:0:54]} 42. Rb4 {[%emt 0:1:22]} Ng3 {[%emt 0:6:25][%mdl 64] Deflection} 43. Rb7 {[%emt 0:6:16]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:0:57]} (43... g5 $14 )44. Ng4 {[%emt 0:0:14]} (44. Nxf5+ $16 gxf5 45. g3 )Re7 {[%emt 0:2:34]} 45. Rb5 {[%emt 0:1:19]} Re1+ {[%emt 0:3:39]} 46. Kh2 {[%emt 0:0:42]} Re2 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 47. Rb7 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:14:57]} 48. Ra7 {[%emt 0:0:45]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:4:3]} 49. Kg3 {[%emt 0:7:0]} f5 {[%emt 0:3:15]} 50. Kf3 {[%emt 0:1:0]} Re7 {[%emt 0:0:18]} 51. Ra8+ {[%emt 0:0:4]} Re8 {[%emt 0:3:11]} 52. Rxe8+ {[%emt 0:1:32]} Kxe8 $16 {[%emt 0:0:15] KN-KN} 53. Ne5 {[%emt 0:0:30]} g5 {[%emt 0:0:4] [#]} 54. h4 {[%emt 0:20:26]} gxh4 $11 {[%emt 0:0:41] The position is equal.} 55. Kf4 {[%emt 0:1:8] aiming for Nd3.} h3 {[%emt 0:15:34]} 56. gxh3 {[%emt 0:0:50]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 57. Nc6+ {[%emt 0:12:50]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:2:9]} 58. Nd4 {[%emt 0:0:5] Black must now prevent h4.} Ne4 {[%emt 0:1:38]} 59. f3 {[%emt 0:0:23]} Nf2 {[%emt 0:0:29]} 60. h4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nd3+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 61. Kg3 {[%emt 0:0:31]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:1:46]} 62. Ne6 {[%emt 0:0:23] Hoping for Nf4+.} Kf6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 63. Nf4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:1:7]} 64. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:1:13]} 65. Ke3 {[%emt 0:1:1] And now Nd3+ would win.} Nc2+ {[%emt 0:0:7]} 66. Kd2 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:0:11]} 67. Nd3+ {[%emt 0:0:5]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:1:2]} 68. Ke3 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Nc2+ {[%emt 0:0:34]} 69. Kf4 {[%emt 0:1:3]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 70. Kg3 {[%emt 0:0:45]} Ne2+ {[%emt 0:0:12]} 71. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 72. Nf4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:0:53]} 73. Ne2 {[%emt 0:2:10]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:0:19]} 74. Kg3 {[%emt 0:0:17]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 75. Kg2 {[%emt 0:0:56]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:2:18]} 76. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:11]} f4 {[%emt 0:2:13]} 77. Kg1 {[%emt 0:1:26]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:1:14]} 78. Kg2 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 79. Nc1 {[%emt 0:0:50]} (79. Kh2 $5 )Kh5 {[%emt 0:0:11]} 80. Kh3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:0:8] Against Ne2} 81. Nd3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Nxf3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 82. Nxf4+ {[%emt 0:0:3] Weighted Error Value: White=0.09 (flawless) /Black=0.09 (flawless)} 1/2-1/2