[Event "FIDE Candidates 2024"] [White "Praggnanandhaa R"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"] [Site "Toronto"] [Round "5.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2024.04.09"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2758"] [PlyCount "88"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 21,88,10,31,22,21,22,30,30,26,20,30,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-25,5,8,8,0,8,0,127,127,139,143,143,61,52,60,64,21,38,33,37,35,39,31,38,0,35,39,28,27,39,8,8,8,4,1,2,2,8,0,8,4,8,2,8,8,1,8,8,0,0]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:36]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 3. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:0:34]} d6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:27]} 6. Bd3 {[%emt 0:0:12]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:0:17]} O-O {[%emt 0:0:7]} 8. c4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} c6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 9. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:50]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:0:53]} 10. bxc3 {[%emt 0:0:7]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 11. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:0:23]} 12. Bg5 {[%emt 0:0:45]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:0:32]} 13. Nh4 {[%emt 0:0:12]} (13. d5 {simplifies} Qc7 14. Re1 Bg6 15. h3 )Be6 {[%emt 0:1:8]} 14. Bxe6 {[%emt 0:0:6] Bf5 would now be deadly. White has an edge.} Qxg5 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 15. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:1:9]} 16. Bh3 {[%emt 0:0:12]} Qxc3 {[%emt 0:0:25]} 17. Rb1 {[%emt 0:0:13][%cal Ya1b1,Yb1b3,Yb3d3,Yd3d5][%mdl 32]} b6 {[%emt 0:1:22]} 18. Rb3 {[%emt 0:0:57]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:0:27][%cal Yb8a6]} 19. d5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:40:3][%cal Yb8a6]} (19... Qxd5 $2 20. Rd3 Qxa2 21. Rxd6 $18 )20. Ng5 $1 {[%emt 0:0:29] Strongly threatening Qh5.} h6 {[%emt 0:8:48] [#]} (20... Qxa2 $2 21. Nxf7 Rxf7 22. Be6 $18 )(20... g6 $5 )21. Nxf7 {[%emt 0:1:41]} Kxf7 {[%emt 0:1:33]} 22. Rd3 {[%emt 0:0:50]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:12:54]} 23. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:1:35]} (23. Bxd7 $5 Kg8 $8 24. Kh1 $11 (24. Rxd5 Bc5 $11 ))Nc5 {[%emt 0:1:54]} (23... Bxh2+ $1 $11 24. Kxh2 Nc5 )24. Rxd6 $16 {[%emt 0:7:4] White threatens Qd5+ and mate.} Kg8 {[%emt 0:2:35] [#]} 25. Qd5+ {[%emt 0:16:29]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:0:28] Black is weak on the light squares} 26. Bf5 {[%emt 0:12:31] White is more active.} (26. Qe5 $16 Qxa2 27. Rxh6+ Kg8 28. Rh5 )Nb7 $1 $14 {[%emt 0:9:0][%cal Yc5b7,Yb7a5,Ya5c4][%mdl 32]} 27. Qxa5 {[%emt 0:1:59]} Nxa5 {[%emt 0:0:35]} 28. g4 {[%emt 0:2:17]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:1:29]} 29. Rd5 {[%emt 0:8:36]} Rae8 {[%emt 0:7:46]} 30. h3 {[%emt 0:7:26]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:6:9]} 31. Kg2 {[%emt 0:2:3] Wards off Nf3} g6 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 32. Bc2 {[%emt 0:2:44]} g5 {[%emt 0:3:25]} 33. Bf5 {[%emt 0:14:25]} Re7 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 34. Rd6 {[%emt 0:3:21]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:0:22]} 35. Re1 {[%emt 0:0:12][%cal Yh3h4]} Rf6 {[%emt 0:2:0] The position is equal.} 36. Rd5 {[%emt 0:1:51]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 37. Rxe7+ {[%emt 0:0:5]} Nxe7 $11 {[%emt 0:0:2][%mdl 4096] Endgame. KRB-KRN} 38. Rd7 {[%emt 0:0:6][%csl Ya7,Ye7]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 39. Be4 {[%emt 0:1:10]} a5 {[%emt 0:1:35]} 40. Kg3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 41. Bxg6 {[%emt 0:11:24]} Rxg6 {[%emt 0:1:53]} 42. h4 {[%emt 0:2:35]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:11:49]} 43. hxg5 {[%emt 0:2:50]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 44. Rb7 {[%emt 0:0:5]} a4 {[%emt 0:1:51] Weighted Error Value: White=0.08 (flawless) /Black=0.09 (flawless) . Mistake: White=1 Black=1 Inaccurate: White=4 Black=2 OK: White=15 Black=14 Best: White=2 Black=2 Strong: White=1 Black=1 Brilliant: White=1 ---} 1/2-1/2