[Event "FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022"] [White "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"] [Site "Madrid"] [Round "11.2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2022.06.30"] [WhiteElo "2804"] [BlackElo "2773"] [PlyCount "70"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 9,70,8,13,0,0,0,0,10,11,0,8,8,8,0,0,0,-1,0,0,0,0,0,22,-19,-34,-88,-85,-108,-95,-132,-115,-170,-169,-169,-157,-167,-171,-183,-126,-129,-132,-109,-122,-118,-117,-120,-118,-91,-72,-78,-77,-275,-279,-281,-290,-278,-284,-322,-189,-447,-437,-604,-596]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:3] } Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 3. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} d6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 5. c4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:32] } 6. d3 {[%emt 0:0:5][%cal Yd2d3,Yd3d4,Yd4d5][%mdl 32] C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves.} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:11]} 7. d4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Be7 {[%emt 0:1:24]} 8. d5 {[%emt 0:1:14] The position is equal.} Ne5 {[%emt 0:0:49] [#]} 9. Nd4 $146 {[%emt 0:0:5]} ({Predecessor:} 9. Be2 Nxf3+ 10. Bxf3 h5 11. h3 Bf5 12. Nc3 Qd7 13. Be3 a6 14. a4 c5 15. dxc6 bxc6 {1-0 (38) Kosteniuk,A (2472)-Tan,Z (2511) Krasnaya Polyana 2021} )O-O {[%emt 0:2:54]} 10. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:34]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:4:30]} 11. f3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:1:41]} 12. Be2 {[%emt 0:0:9]} c6 {[%emt 0:0:50]} 13. O-O {[%emt 0:0:13]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:8:53]} 14. cxd5 {[%emt 0:1:31]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:7:33] } 15. Kh1 {[%emt 0:7:36]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:1:42]} 16. g4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (16. f4 $5 {[%cal Rf4e5]} Ng6 17. a4 $11 )h6 {[%emt 0:6:1]} 17. h4 {[%emt 0:35:40]} ({Better is} 17. a4 $15 )Rfe8 $17 {[%emt 0:1:40]} 18. g5 {[%emt 0:4:32]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:2:34]} 19. hxg5 {[%emt 0:0:16]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:0:10] Black is more active.} 20. Kg2 {[%emt 0:7:55] Against Ng3} (20. Ne4 $17 )Ng6 $19 {[%emt 0:11:1]} 21. f4 {[%emt 0:2:36] [#]} Nhxf4+ {[%emt 0:0:11][%mdl 512] } 22. Bxf4 {[%emt 0:6:12]} Qxb2 {[%emt 0:0:33]} 23. Ne4 {[%emt 0:4:45]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:9:51]} (23... Bd8 $1 $19 24. Qd2 (24. Nxd6 $2 Rxe2+ 25. Qxe2 Qxd4 $19 )Qxd2 25. Nxd2 Nxf4+ 26. Rxf4 Bxg5 )24. Be3 $17 {[%emt 0:0:30] [#]} Bxg5 $1 {[%emt 0:1:36][%mdl 512]} 25. Rb1 {[%emt 0:0:0] [#]} Qxa2 {[%emt 0:1:26]} 26. Ra1 {[%emt 0:0:50]} ({Don't go for} 26. Nxg5 $2 Rxe3 27. Rxb7 (27. Kh1 $2 Rxd4 28. Qxd4 Qxe2 $19 )Rxd4 $1 {[%mdl 512] } 28. Rb8+ (28. Qxd4 $2 Rxe2+ 29. Rf2 Rxf2+ 30. Qxf2 Qxd5+ 31. Kf1 Bb5+ 32. Rxb5 Qxb5+ $19 )Nf8 29. Qxd4 Rxe2+ 30. Rf2 Rxf2+ 31. Qxf2 Qxd5+ 32. Nf3 Bc6 $19 )Rxd4 $1 {[%emt 0:3:11] The board is on fire.} 27. Rxa2 {[%emt 0:2:4]} Rxd1 {[%emt 0:0:46]} 28. Bxd1 {[%emt 0:0:33]} Bxe3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 29. Nxd6 {[%emt 0:0:6] [#]} Re7 {[%emt 0:2:41] White must now prevent ...Bf4.} 30. Bb3 $2 {[%emt 0:4:54] This move loses the game for White. } ({Wrong is} 30. Nf5 $2 Bxf5 31. Bc2 Bd7 32. Bxg6 fxg6 $19 )(30. Re2 $17 { is a better defense.} )Bc5 $19 {[%emt 0:5:9]} 31. Nxb7 {[%emt 0:1:27]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:0:41] aiming for ...Re3. A strong pair of Bishops.} 32. Bc4 {[%emt 0:6:23] } Re3 {[%emt 0:1:6] Threatens to win with ...Bh3+.} 33. Kh1 {[%emt 0:0:46] } Bh3 {[%emt 0:4:0]} (33... Rc3 $142 34. Ba6 Bg4 )34. Rc1 {[%emt 0:0:40] } (34. Rb1 )Bf5 {[%emt 0:1:36] ( -> ...Rh3+)} 35. Bf1 {[%emt 0:0:6] Against Rh3+} Be4+ {[%emt 0:0:22] Weighted Error Value: White=0.41/Black=0.08 (flawless)} 0-1