[Event "86th Tata Steel Masters 2024"] [White "Ju,Wenjun"] [Black "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Round "5.3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2024.01.18"] [WhiteElo "2549"] [BlackElo "2759"] [PlyCount "127"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 17,127,22,40,39,40,50,49,32,36,18,22,17,10,16,11,14,20,11,4,16,16,10,40,11,6,0,0,0,101,14,101,103,130,131,123,126,146,153,168,170,161,153,194,199,185,180,159,150,191,142,131,136,136,141,145,91,95,98,91,101,121,79,79,0,77,82,78,93,127,116,114,87,122,121,117,110,115,117,103,90,83,52,92,95,102,100,93,94,307,291,314,294,289,299,282,282,545,545,510,501,471,449,449,449,553,525,913,962,1049,1027,1005,986]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 2. e4 {[%emt 0:3:17]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 3. exd5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} exd5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:2:55]} 5. c4 {[%emt 0:0:23]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:1:13]} 6. c5 {[%emt 0:3:0]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 7. Bd3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} O-O {[%emt 0:1:6]} 8. O-O {[%emt 0:5:28]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:1:54]} 9. h3 {[%emt 0:3:41]} Bh5 {[%emt 0:1:25]} 10. Be3 {[%emt 0:15:48] C01: French: Exchange Variation.} Nc6 {[%emt 0:9:57]} 11. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:0:25] Repels Ne4} Re8 {[%emt 0:6:33]} 12. Bb5 {[%emt 0:9:2] White is slightly better.} Ne4 $1 {[%emt 0:4:20] [#]} 13. Qa4 $146 {[%emt 0:2:57]} ({Predecessor:} 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. g4 Bg6 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Ne5 Bf6 17. Nxc6 Qd7 18. Na5 {0-1 Nyola,W (1673)-Matovu,A (1939) Kampala Kireka op 4th 2019 (4)} )Nxd2 {[%emt 0:3:59]} 14. Nxd2 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Bg5 {[%emt 0:1:18] Hoping for ...Rxe3.} 15. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:11:48]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:1:4]} 16. Rae1 {[%emt 0:1:18][%cal Ye3g5] And now Bxg5! would win.} Bxe3 {[%emt 0:2:34]} 17. Rxe3 {[%emt 0:3:18]} Rxe3 {[%emt 0:0:16]} 18. fxe3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:3:16]} 19. Re1 {[%emt 0:1:9]} f5 {[%emt 0:1:23]} 20. Qa6 {[%emt 0:9:40]} f4 {[%emt 0:9:0]} 21. Qf1 {[%emt 0:3:56]} (21. e4 {simplifies} f3 22. Nxf3 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Qg6+ 24. Kh2 )fxe3 {[%emt 0:2:59]} 22. Qd3 {[%emt 0:0:33]} e2 {[%emt 0:3:26]} (22... exd2 $2 23. Rxe8+ Bxe8 24. Qxd2 $18 )(22... Qb8 $1 $11 {remains equal.} 23. Rxe3 (23. Qxe3 Qxb2 24. Nf3 Re8 $11 )Qxb2 )23. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:21]} ({White should play} 23. g4 $16 )Qf7 {[%emt 0:8:43]} (23... Qe4 $11 {keeps the balance.} 24. Qxe4 dxe4 )24. Ng5 $1 $36 {[%emt 0:4:26][%mdl 2048] Black is under strong pressure.} (24. Rxe2 $6 Bxf3 25. Qxf3 Qxf3 26. gxf3 Kf7 $11 )Qg6 {[%emt 0:22:26]} 25. Qxg6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Bxg6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 26. Rxe2 {[%emt 0:0:3][%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} h6 {[%emt 0:0:36]} 27. Nf3 {[%emt 0:2:44][%cal Yg5f3,Yf3e5,Ye5c6,Yc6b4][%mdl 32]} Be4 {[%emt 0:2:45]} 28. Ne5 {[%emt 0:0:18]} a5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 29. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:1:46]} a4 {[%emt 0:2:3]} 30. Re3 {[%emt 0:9:40]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:4:38]} 31. Nb4 {[%emt 0:0:30]} Rg6 {[%emt 0:0:40]} 32. g3 {[%emt 0:0:11]} h5 {[%emt 0:3:10]} 33. Ra3 {[%emt 0:5:42]} (33. h4 $18 )Kf8 {[%emt 0:2:56]} 34. Kf2 {[%emt 0:1:17]} (34. Rxa4 Rxg3+ 35. Kf2 Rxh3 36. Ra8+ Kf7 $15 )Rf6+ {[%emt 0:0:6]} 35. Ke2 {[%emt 0:3:7]} Rg6 {[%emt 0:0:18]} 36. h4 {[%emt 0:2:2]} ({Much less strong is} 36. Rxa4 $6 Rxg3 37. Na6 (37. Ra8+ Kf7 $11 )c6 $11 )(36. Re3 $142 )Ke8 {[%emt 0:5:10]} 37. Re3 {[%emt 0:0:20]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:0:27]} 38. a3 {[%emt 0:4:4]} Re6 {[%emt 0:4:3]} 39. Kd2 {[%emt 0:2:10]} Rf6 {[%emt 0:0:28]} 40. Ke2 {[%emt 0:0:47] Against Rf1} ({White should try} 40. Ke1 $16 )Rf8 {[%emt 0:1:9]} (40... Re6 $1 $11 )41. b3 {[%emt 0:8:10]} axb3 {[%emt 0:8:47]} 42. Rxb3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Bg2 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 43. Re3 {[%emt 0:7:31]} Be4 {[%emt 0:6:6]} 44. Na2 {[%emt 0:2:26]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:5:11] ...Rb2+ is the strong threat.} 45. Nc3 $1 {[%emt 0:0:28]} Rb2+ {[%emt 0:8:57]} 46. Ke1 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Rb3 {[%emt 0:1:16]} 47. Kf2 {[%emt 0:1:3]} Bh1 {[%emt 0:0:34]} 48. Nd1 {[%emt 0:10:34]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:2:32]} 49. Re5 {[%emt 0:2:43]} g6 {[%emt 0:3:44]} 50. Re1 {[%emt 0:1:23]} Be4 {[%emt 0:2:32]} 51. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:23]} Rf8+ {[%emt 0:1:38]} 52. Kg1 $1 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Rf3 $2 {[%emt 0:0:17] A mistake that costs the game.} (52... Kc6 $16 )53. Nxe4 $18 {[%emt 0:0:3]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:0:5] KR-KR} 54. Kg2 {[%emt 0:0:7]} ({Inferior is} 54. Rxe4 Rxg3+ 55. Kf2 Rxa3 $11 )Rxa3 {[%emt 0:0:11]} 55. Rxe4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Rd3 {[%emt 0:1:26] [#]} 56. Kf2 $1 {[%emt 0:0:7]} c6 $2 {[%emt 0:10:51] [#]} (56... Rb3 57. Re5 Rd3 )57. Kg2 $1 {[%emt 0:0:11] White is clearly winning.} Rd1 {[%emt 0:0:22]} 58. Kf3 {[%emt 0:0:41]} Rf1+ {[%emt 0:0:59]} 59. Ke3 {[%emt 0:1:2]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:0:58]} 60. Rf4 {[%emt 0:13:23]} Rg7 {[%emt 0:0:57]} 61. Kd3 {[%emt 0:15:5]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:18:6]} 62. Rf8 {[%emt 0:1:0]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:0:50]} 63. Ke4 {[%emt 0:2:22]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:1:7]} 64. Rd8 {[%emt 0:0:45] Weighted Error Value: White=0.08 (flawless) /Black=0.27 (precise)} 1-0