[Event "FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022"] [White "Ding,Liren"] [Black "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Site "Madrid"] [Round "7.3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2022.06.25"] [WhiteElo "2806"] [BlackElo "2804"] [PlyCount "107"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 9,107,0,14,8,5,11,12,12,14,0,0,0,0,5,16,4,14,-4,1,6,6,3,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-4,-3,-3,-3,-18,11,6,27,0,20,9,15,0,15,15,15,15,15,14,21,9,15,16,13,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. c4 {[%emt 0:0:3] Giri,Anish} e5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 2. g3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 3. Bg2 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 4. d3 {[%emt 0:0:16] } O-O {[%emt 0:0:41]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:46]} c6 {[%emt 0:0:23] } 6. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:14] A22: English Opening: 1...e5 2 Nc3 Nf6.} d6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:0:7]} a5 {[%emt 0:0:31]} 8. d4 {[%emt 0:7:25]} exd4 {[%emt 0:0:19]} 9. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:2:2]} a4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 10. Rb1 {[%emt 0:0:0] [#]} Qa5 $146 {[%emt 0:14:55]} ({Predecessor:} 10... Re8 11. e3 Qa5 12. Bd2 Bg4 13. f3 Bh5 14. Ne4 Qd8 15. Nxc5 dxc5 16. Ne2 Qd3 {1-0 (52) So,W (2770) -Caruana,F (2820) Bucharest 2021 CBM 203 [Giri,Anish]} )11. Nc2 {[%emt 0:4:18] } Bf5 {[%emt 0:7:41]} 12. Bd2 {[%emt 0:8:29][%cal Yc3e4]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 13. Rc1 {[%emt 0:12:54]} Qa7 {[%emt 0:48:30]} 14. b3 {[%emt 0:1:17]} axb3 {[%emt 0:0:27]} 15. axb3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:2:2]} 16. Na4 {[%emt 0:4:3] } Be4 {[%emt 0:2:30]} ({But not} 16... Bxf2+ 17. Rxf2 Ng4 18. Be1 $14 )17. Bc3 {[%emt 0:9:59]} Bxg2 {[%emt 0:1:39]} ({Don't play} 17... Bxf2+ 18. Rxf2 Ng4 19. Bd4 Nxf2 20. Bxf2 $16 )18. Kxg2 {[%emt 0:0:3]} d5 {[%emt 0:1:54] } 19. Nxc5 {[%emt 0:6:27]} Qxc5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 20. Ne3 {[%emt 0:0:28] } dxc4 {[%emt 0:0:35]} 21. bxc4 {[%emt 0:4:37]} Qh5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 22. h3 {[%emt 0:0:45]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:1:41]} 23. Qc2 {[%emt 0:4:10]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:0:43]} 24. Rcd1 {[%emt 0:5:55]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:3:52]} 25. Qxc3 {[%emt 0:0:11] } Nf6 {[%emt 0:3:55]} (25... Qxe2 $2 26. Rd2 Rxe3 27. Qxe3 Qxe3 28. fxe3 $18 )26. Qb2 {[%emt 0:5:43]} b5 {[%emt 0:1:26] The position is equal.} 27. g4 {[%emt 0:3:14]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:0:29]} 28. cxb5 {[%emt 0:0:6] [#] Hoping for Rxd8.} Qxb5 {[%emt 0:1:52]} 29. Qxb5 {[%emt 0:1:36]} cxb5 {[%emt 0:0:4] } 30. Rxd8 {[%emt 0:4:56]} Rxd8 $11 {[%emt 0:0:2][%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KRN} 31. Rb1 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:1:3]} 32. Rb4 {[%emt 0:0:10] } Ne8 {[%emt 0:1:32]} 33. Nd5 {[%emt 0:0:37]} f6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 34. e4 {[%emt 0:3:54]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:0:44]} 35. f4 {[%emt 0:1:5]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:0:28] } 36. Kf3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:1:44]} 37. Rb1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:1:57]} 38. Nb4 {[%emt 0:0:16][%cal Ye4e5]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 39. e5+ {[%emt 0:4:0]} fxe5 {[%emt 0:0:46] [#] White must now prevent ...Ra3+.} 40. Rd1+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:0:0] Strongly threatening ...Ra3+.} 41. Nc6+ {[%emt 0:2:28]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:23:39]} 42. fxe5 {[%emt 0:2:57] Threatens to win with Rd6+.} Ra3+ {[%emt 0:6:15]} 43. Ke4 {[%emt 0:2:7] And now Rd6+ would win.} Ra4+ {[%emt 0:0:6]} 44. Nd4+ {[%emt 0:0:37] } Ke7 {[%emt 0:5:35] aiming for ...Ne6.} 45. Kd3 {[%emt 0:0:35] } Ne6 {[%emt 0:7:38]} 46. Nf5+ {[%emt 0:2:25]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:1:25]} 47. Rc1 {[%emt 0:0:33] } Nf4+ {[%emt 0:4:4]} 48. Kd2 {[%emt 0:2:15]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (48... Nxh3 $2 49. e6 Ra2+ 50. Ke1 $18 )49. Rf1 {[%emt 0:3:34]} g5 {[%emt 0:1:23] } 50. h4 {[%emt 0:2:8]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:2:32]} 51. hxg5 {[%emt 0:0:0][%cal Yg5g6]} Rxg4 {[%emt 0:0:20]} 52. Nd6+ {[%emt 0:0:3]} Rf4 {[%emt 0:0:20] } 53. Rxf4+ {[%emt 0:0:29]} Nxf4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 54. Nxb5 {[%emt 0:0:1] An even fight not without its subleties. Weighted Error Value: White=0.03 (flawless) /Black=0.03 (flawless)} 1/2-1/2