[Event "FIDE Grand Prix-II KO 2022"] [White "Vachier Lagrave,Maxime"] [Black "Rapport,Richard"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Round "1.2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2022.03.10"] [WhiteElo "2761"] [BlackElo "2763"] [PlyCount "131"] 1. e4 {Jussupow,A} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {} a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5 7. d4 b5 8. Bb3 Nxd4 9. hxg4 hxg4 10. Ng5 Nh6 11. g3 {C72: Ruy Lopez: Deferred Steinitz: 5 0-0.} Be7 12. f4 {[#]} Qd7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... c6 13. Be3 Nxb3 14. cxb3 d5 15. Qc1 Rc8 16. fxe5 d4 17. Rd1 dxe3 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Qxc6+ {0-1 (82) Kindermann,S (2565) -Jussupow,A (2680) Germany 1996 GER-chT [Jussupow,A]} )13. f5 (13. Qd3 $1 $16 )c6 $11 14. Nc3 {} Qd8 15. Nxf7 Nxf7 16. Qxg4 (16. Bxf7+ $2 Kxf7 17. Qxg4 Nxc2 18. Qg6+ Kg8 $19 )Nxb3 17. axb3 Bg5 18. Kg2 Qf6 19. Nd1 Bxc1 20. Rxc1 Qg5 21. Nf2 Qxg4 (21... Qh6 22. Rh1 Qf6 23. Rxh8+ Nxh8 24. c4 $16 )22. Nxg4 Ng5 23. Nf2 O-O-O 24. c4 Kc7 25. Rh1 bxc4 26. bxc4 a5 27. Ra1 {Black should prevent Rxh8.} Kb6 (27... Rxh1 $11 { keeps the balance.} 28. Rxh1 Kd7 )28. Rhd1 $1 $16 Rh7 (28... Nf7 $14 )29. Rd3 { } Rdh8 30. Rb3+ (30. Rxd6 $2 Rh2+ 31. Kg1 Rxf2 $1 {} 32. Rxc6+ Kxc6 $19 )Ka6 31. Rba3 Rh2+ 32. Kf1 Kb6 33. Rxa5 Nf3 34. c5+ dxc5 35. Ra6+ Kb5 36. R1a5+ Kb4 37. Ra4+ (37. Ra3 $18 {has better winning chances. Intending Rb6+ and mate.} Nd4 38. R6a4+ (38. Rb6+ Nb5 $16 )Kb5 39. Ra7 )Kb5 {[#]} 38. R6a5+ (38. Ra8 $1 $16 )Kb6 $11 39. Ra6+ ({White should play} 39. Ra8 $11 )Kb5 $1 $16 40. R4a5+ (40. Ra8 $142 )Kb4 41. Ra3 {Rb6+ would kill now.} Nd2+ (41... Nd4 {keeps fighting.} 42. R6a4+ (42. Rb6+ Nb5 $16 )Kb5 )42. Kg1 $18 Nc4 {Inhibits Rb6+.} 43. Rd3 ({Weaker is} 43. Nd3+ Kb5 44. Nf2 Nxa3 45. Rxa3 c4 $17 )R2h6 (43... Kb5 $2 44. Ra7 Kb4 45. Rb7+ Ka5 46. Rdd7 $18 )44. Ra7 {And now Rb7+ would win.} Rb8 45. b3 ({ Much less strong is} 45. Rxg7 $6 Nxb2 46. Rd2 Kc3 $14 )Na5 46. Ng4 Nxb3 47. Rxg7 {White is more active.} ({White has to play} 47. Nxh6 $16 c4 48. Rd6 gxh6 49. Rxc6 )c4 48. Rd1 Rhh8 49. Nxe5 Rhc8 50. Rg6 c5 {The position is equal.} 51. Nc6+ Rxc6 $1 52. Rxc6 $11 { Endgame KRR-KRN} c3 { Threatens to win with ...c2.} 53. f6 c2 54. Rf1 c1=Q 55. Rxc1 Nxc1 {KRN-KR} 56. e5 $1 { Black must now prevent Rb6+!} Ne2+ $1 57. Kf2 Nd4 58. Rd6 Nb5 59. Rd7 c4 {aiming for ...c3.} 60. e6 {Hoping for e7.} c3 {Strongly threatening ...c2.} 61. e7 {Threatening mate with f7.} c2 62. f7 c1=Q {( -> ... Qc2+)} 63. e8=Q {The board is on fire.} Qc5+ 64. Kg2 Qc6+ 65. Kh3 Qh6+ 66. Kg2 {Black escapes into a draw. Weighted Error Value: White=0.14 (very precise) / Black=0.07 (flawless)} 1/2-1/2