[Event "83rd Tata Steel Masters 2021-TB"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2021.01.31"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Giri, Anish"] [Black "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2764"] [BlackElo "2671"] [Annotator "thechesscorner,@gmail.com"] [PlyCount "124"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] {[%evp 0,124,18,22,23,21,16,13,40,26,27,-27,7,8,12,11,13,-1,19,15,24,8,16,15, 23,23,23,13,23,34,29,29,28,33,44,46,83,77,106,77,148,154,160,146,146,111,98, 107,132,121,116,116,116,-68,-61,-61,-61,-61,-61,-61,-58,-59,-63,-64,-58,-54, -42,-41,-40,-42,-31,-31,-22,-27,-27,-22,-22,-22,-22,-27,-22,-22,-22,-80,-79, -67,-64,-67,-61,-99,-90,-91,-66,-63,-33,-33,-24,-24,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-13,0,0, 0,0,0,0,382,378,397,369,359,366,370,-564,-595,-588,-697,-776,-779]} 1. d4 { [%emt 0:00:01]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. Bf4 Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 3. e3 c5 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. Nbd2 e6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 6. c3 { [%emt 0:00:02]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 7. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:02] D02:1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 sidelines, including 2...Nf6 3 g3 and 2...Nf6 3 Bf4.} 8. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:04] [#]} Be7 $146 {[%emt 0:00:02]} ({Predecessor:} 8... O-O 9. O-O Bxg3 10. hxg3 Qd6 11. a4 Bd7 12. Re1 Rfd8 13. Qc2 a6 14. Bf1 Qe7 15. dxc5 Qxc5 16. e4 {½-½ (16) Sesko,M (2247)-Sodomski,A (2295) ICCF email 2018}) 9. Ne5 { [%emt 0:00:05]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:02] The position is equal.} 10. a4 {[%emt 0:00: 06]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:21]} 11. O-O {[%emt 0:00:22]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} ({ Better is} 11... Nxe5 $11 12. dxe5 (12. Bxe5 c4 $17) 12... Nd7) 12. Bxc6 $14 { [%emt 0:00:09]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} (13. a5 $14 Qb5 14. dxc5) 13... Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 14. b4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Be7 $1 {[%emt 0: 00:01]} 15. a5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 16. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 17. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:03] controls c5} Qb5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} (17... Re8 $14) 18. Nd4 $16 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 19. Rb1 $36 { [%emt 0:00:02] White has strong initiative.} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:15] [#]} (19... Re8 $16) 20. Nc5 $1 $18 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 21. bxc5 { [%emt 0:00:01]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 22. Rb6 {[%emt 0:01:05]} ({White should play} 22. Bd6 $18) (22. f3 $5 {to prevent Ne4}) 22... Ne4 $16 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 23. Rxc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} (23... Rd8 $142) 24. Qc2 { [%emt 0:00:16]} Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:23] Threatens to win with ...Nxd4.} 25. Rb6 { [%emt 0:00:04]} Na3 {[%emt 0:00:02] [#]} 26. c6 $2 {[%emt 0:01:01] wrong move order} (26. Qc3 $1 Nc4 27. c6 $1 Qe7 28. Nf3 {Black cannot take on b6} Nxb6 $2 29. axb6 a5 30. Rb1 $1) 26... Nxc2 $1 $15 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 27. cxd7 {[%emt 0: 00:02]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 28. exd4 {[%emt 0:00:04] aiming for Rd6.} (28. dxc8=Q Ne2+) 28... Bxd7 29. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} (29... Rfc8 {is interesting.} 30. Rc7 g5 31. Rxc8+ Rxc8 32. h3 Bb5) 30. Bd6 {[%emt 0: 00:05] drawish position, opposite color bishops. Van Forest wins the tiebreak with a draw as it is an armaggedon game.} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 31. Bc5 Rc7 { [%emt 0:00:04]} 32. Re1 Rac8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 33. f4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} h5 { [%emt 0:00:02]} 34. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kh7 35. h3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg6 { [%emt 0:00:04]} 36. g4 hxg4 37. hxg4 Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 38. Rb7 R8c7 39. Rb8 {keeps more tension.} Rc8 (39... Bc4 {is more complex.} 40. Rh1 Rc8 41. Rb7 R6c7 42. Rb6 Bb5) 40. Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} R8c7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} (40... Bd3 { with more complications.} 41. Rh1 Be4 42. Rh3 R6c7 43. Rb6 Rc6) 41. Rxc7 Rxc7 $11 {Endgame KRB-KRB} 42. Re5 Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 43. Rg5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 44. Bf8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} g6 45. Re5 $1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} f6 46. Re3 Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 47. Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rb7 48. Bb6 Bb5 $2 { [%emt 0:00:02] drops a pawn for no reason} (48... Rb8 49. Rc3 Rc8 $11) 49. Rxe6 Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 50. Re1 Re7 51. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Re4 52. Kf3 {[%emt 0: 00:01]} Be2+ 53. Kg3 Re3+ 54. Kf2 Re4 55. Rc7+ Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 56. g5 Rxf4+ $4 {loses a piece} (56... Bh5 $11) (56... fxg5 57. fxg5 Bh5) 57. Kxe2 $18 fxg5 58. Ra7 $2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} (58. Bc5 $1 g4 59. Re7+ Kd8 60. Ra7 g3 61. Rxa6 g2 62. Rxg6) 58... g4 $5 {Black has a clear plan, advancing the g pawn while the rook on f4 cuts off the king. White should win with the proper play though.} 59. Rxa6 (59. Ra8+ Kf7 60. Ra7+ Ke8 61. Rg7 Rf6 62. Bc5 g3 63. Re7+ Kd8 64. Re3) 59... g3 60. Ra7 $4 {this move is a blunder and Giri loses the game and the tournament. First place goes to Van Forest at Tata Steel Chess 2021} (60. Ra8+ Kd7 61. Rd8+ Ke7 62. Rxd5) 60... g2 $1 {the pawn promotes} 61. Ra8+ Kd7 62. Rd8+ Ke7 0-1