[Event "FIDE World Championship 2023"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"] [Black "Ding,Liren"] [Site "Astana"] [Round "5.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2023.04.15"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2788"] [PlyCount "95"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 15,95,23,19,23,25,2,6,6,11,0,0,0,6,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,6,0,16,19,13,11,15,25,61,45,18,0,0,0,66,62,81,88,100,72,76,63,69,84,95,59,93,93,116,112,437,426,709,708,693,700,664,655,783,655,812,812,792,788,792,778,727,730,29972,29968,29977,29978]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:34]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:0:4][%cal Yf1b5,Yb5a4,Ya4b3,Yb3a2][%mdl 32]} a6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 4. Ba4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:0:6]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 6. d3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} b5 {[%emt 0:0:22]} 7. Bb3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} d6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 8. c3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} (8. a3 O-O 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Ba2 Be6 11. b4 Nc6 12. Bg5 Bxa2 13. Rxa2 Qd7 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd5 a5 16. Rb2 axb4 17. axb4 Bd8 18. c4 {½-½ Nepomniachtchi,I (2773)-Ding,L (2799) Airthings Masters Prelim rapid 2022 (14)} )O-O {[%emt 0:0:19]} 9. h3 {[%emt 0:0:3] C84: Closed Ruy Lopez: Unusual White 6th moves.} Bb7 {[%emt 0:2:22]} 10. a4 {[%emt 0:0:16]} Na5 {[%emt 0:4:16]} 11. Ba2 {[%emt 0:0:11] The position is equal.} c5 {[%emt 0:0:8] [#]} 12. Bg5 $146 {[%emt 0:0:4]} ({Predecessor:} 12. Na3 Qd7 13. Bg5 bxa4 14. Nh4 Rab8 15. Nf5 Bd8 16. f4 exf4 17. Rxf4 Nb3 18. Bxb3 axb3 {1-0 Firouzja,A (2778)-Giri,A (2760) Miami FTX Crypto Cup rapid 2022 (3.7)} )h6 {[%emt 0:13:42]} 13. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:0:17]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} (13... gxf6 $2 14. Nh4 Bc8 15. axb5 $18 )14. axb5 {[%emt 0:0:6]} axb5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 15. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:6:50]} 16. Bd5 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Rxa1 {[%emt 0:5:6]} 17. Qxa1 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 18. Re1 {[%emt 0:0:21]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:6:37]} 19. Qd1 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:7:4]} 20. Nf1 {[%emt 0:1:30]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:0:12]} 21. Bxb7 {[%emt 0:1:17]} Qxb7 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 22. Ne3 {[%emt 0:0:32]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:1:12]} 23. h4 {[%emt 0:6:40]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:5:28]} 24. h5 {[%emt 0:14:57]} c4 {[%emt 0:1:23]} 25. d4 {[%emt 0:0:33]} exd4 {[%emt 0:14:16]} ({Don't take} 25... Qxe4 26. Nxc4 Qc6 27. Nxb6 Qxb6 28. dxe5 dxe5 29. Nxe5 $16 (29. Rxe5 Nc6 $16 ))26. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:0:41]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:1:12]} 27. Qg4 {[%emt 0:13:4] Hoping for Qd7.} Qe5 {[%emt 0:2:12]} 28. Nf3 {[%emt 0:1:49] A dynamic duo of knights.} (28. Qd7 $5 {[%cal Rd7b7]} Bxd4 29. cxd4 Qxe4 30. f3 $11 )Qe6 {[%emt 0:3:19]} 29. Nf5 {[%emt 0:0:59]} Nxf5 {[%emt 0:5:10]} (29... Qf6 $1 $11 )30. exf5 $14 {[%emt 0:0:39]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:0:58]} 31. Qe4 {[%emt 0:1:27] Repels d5} Rb8 {[%emt 0:0:4][%cal Yb5b4]} 32. Re2 {[%emt 0:5:49][%cal Ye1e2,Ye2e4,Ye4g4][%mdl 32]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:0:40]} 33. g4 {[%emt 0:1:33]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:7:23]} 34. Qd5 {[%emt 0:0:54]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:8:17]} 35. Kf1 {[%emt 0:6:54][%cal Yg1f1,Yf1e2,Ye2f3,Yf3g4][%mdl 32]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:5:36]} 36. Re4 {[%emt 0:4:22][%cal Yg4g5] White has more active pieces.} Rb8 {[%emt 0:4:43] [#]} 37. g5 $1 $40 {[%emt 0:4:38][%cal Yf5f6][%mdl 640] f6! is the strong threat. White wants a kill.} hxg5 $2 {[%emt 0:0:59][%mdl 8192] Loses the game.} (37... Qd7 $16 {is more resistant.} )(37... Qc8 38. Nd4 )38. Rg4 $18 {[%emt 0:1:40]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:7:34]} (38... Qa5 $142 39. Nxg5 Qa1+ 40. Kg2 Qa8 41. Qxa8 Rxa8 )39. Nxg5 {[%emt 0:4:51][%csl Gg5][%cal Rd5f7]} Ra1+ {[%emt 0:0:4]} 40. Ke2 {[%emt 0:0:0][%csl Gg5][%cal Rd5f7]} Qe7+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 41. Ne4 {[%emt 0:3:21]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:15:57]} 42. Kf3 {[%emt 0:6:35] [#] Threatens to win with f6.} Qa8 {[%emt 0:4:36]} 43. Qxa8+ {[%emt 0:0:26]} Rxa8 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 44. f6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} g6 {[%emt 0:3:16]} 45. hxg6 {[%emt 0:0:14]} fxg6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 46. Rxg6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Ra2 {[%emt 0:0:40]} 47. Kg4 {[%emt 0:9:50]} Rxb2 {[%emt 0:0:20]} 48. Rh6 {[%emt 0:0:19] Weighted Error Value: White=0.11 (very precise) /Black=0.41} 1-0