[Event "FIDE Candidates 2024"] [White "Praggnanandhaa R"] [Black "Gukesh D"] [Site "Toronto"] [Round "2.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2024.04.04"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2743"] [PlyCount "66"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 26,66,-45,-104,-107,-144,-15,-25,-10,-154,-43,-41,-39,-126,-65,-106,-59,-66,-4,-29,-27,-10,-20,-54,-45,-161,-156,-231,-236,-234,-238,-284,-276,-289,-275,-292,-274,-658,-733,-731,-722,-1253,-1228]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:1:0]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:29]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:26]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:15]} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:0:43]} Bb4+ {[%emt 0:1:33]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:4:45]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:6:52]} 6. Bg2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} O-O {[%emt 0:0:38]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:1:4]} 8. a3 {[%emt 0:2:23] 8.Re1 might become the main line.} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:19]} 9. e4 {[%emt 0:11:30] E20: Nimzo-Indian: 4 g3 and 4 f3.} a6 {[%emt 0:0:58]} 10. Be3 {[%emt 0:5:4]} b5 {[%emt 0:0:42]} 11. Qe2 {[%emt 0:7:6]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:1:3]} 12. Rad1 {[%emt 0:8:5]} Na5 {[%emt 0:0:48]} 13. d5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} exd5 14. e5 {[%emt 0:3:41] [#]} (14. exd5 $15 Bc8 (14... Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Ne5 $16 )15. Rfe1 )Ne8 $1 $17 {[%emt 0:0:44]} 15. e6 {[%emt 0:26:35] [#]} f5 $146 {[%emt 0:0:48]} (15... fxe6 16. Bf4 c6 17. Qxe6+ Kh8 18. Ne5 $15 )(15... c6 $1 $17 {And now ...Nb3 would win.} 16. exf7+ Rxf7 )({Predecessor:} 15... c6 16. exf7+ Rxf7 17. Ne5 Rf5 18. Bd4 Bd6 19. Bh3 Rf6 20. Nd7 Rh6 21. Rfe1 Nb3 {0-1 Hunger,H (2402)-Laurenc,P (2415) Paredes Memorial-A email 2014} )16. Ne5 $1 $11 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:38:31]} 17. Qc2 {[%emt 0:5:2]} (17. Nf7 $11 {remains equal.} Qe8 (17... Rxf7 18. exf7+ Kxf7 19. g4 $17 )18. Qc2 (18. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 $11 )(18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 $11 ))c6 {[%emt 0:5:3]} (17... c5 $17 {Strongly threatening ...d4.} 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 )18. Qxf5 $15 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qe8 19. Nf7 {[%emt 0:17:16]} (19. Rfe1 $15 )Bc8 {[%emt 0:3:28]} (19... Nb3 $17 20. Ne2 Nc5 (20... Rxf7 21. exf7+ Qxf7 22. Nc1 $17 ))20. Rfe1 $1 $15 {[%emt 0:2:47]} Nb7 {[%emt 0:18:42]} (20... Bxe6 21. Nh6+ gxh6 22. Qxe6+ Qf7 23. Bb6 $11 )(20... Rxf7 $17 21. exf7+ Qxf7 )21. Bg5 {[%emt 0:12:6]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:23:45]} ({Better is} 21... Nc5 $1 $15 22. Bxf6 Bxe6 (22... Bxf6 23. Nxd5 cxd5 24. Qxd5 $11 )23. Nh6+ (23. Rxe6 Nxe6 24. Qxe6 Bxf6 $17 )Kh8 24. Bxe7 (24. Rxe6 $2 Nxe6 25. Qxe6 Rxf6 $19 )(24. Bxg7+ Kxg7 25. Rxe6 Nxe6 $17 )Qxe7 (24... Bxf5 25. Bxc5 Qg6 26. Bxf8 $11 ))22. Bxf6 (22. Rxd5 $5 cxd5 (22... Nxd5 $2 23. Be4 $18 )23. Bxf6 (23. Nxd5 $2 Nd6 $19 )Bxf6 24. Nxd5 Bxe6 (24... Bxb2 $2 25. Be4 $18 )25. Rxe6 Qxf7 26. Be4 $18 )Bxf6 23. Bxd5 $1 {[%emt 0:1:4]} (23. Nxd5 cxd5 24. a4 Qe7 (24... bxa4 25. Qxd5 Qe7 26. Qxc4 $15 )(24... Bxb2 25. Bxd5 Bc3 26. Qg5 $11 )(24... Bxe6 25. Rxe6 Be7 26. Bxd5 $14 )25. Qxd5 Na5 (25... bxa4 26. Qxc4 Qc5 27. Rc1 $11 )(25... Bxb2 $2 26. Be4 $19 )26. axb5 Bb7 $11 (26... Bxb2 $2 27. b6 $18 ))cxd5 {[%emt 0:1:18]} 24. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:1:20]} Be7 $1 {[%emt 0:2:57]} ({Don't play} 24... Bxb2 25. Qc2 Bxa3 (25... Bxe6 $2 26. Ng5 $18 )26. Nc7 $11 )25. Qg4 {[%emt 0:4:5]} (25. Nh6+ $1 $15 gxh6 26. Qg4+ Bg5 27. h4 )Nd8 $19 {[%emt 0:3:51]} 26. Nxd8 {[%emt 0:1:27]} (26. Qd4 $17 Nxe6 27. Qxa7 Rxf7 (27... Bc5 28. Qxc5 Nxc5 29. Rxe8 $17 )28. Nxe7+ Rxe7 (28... Qxe7 29. Qxe7 Rxe7 30. Rd8+ Nxd8 31. Rxe7 $17 )29. Qa8 )Bxd8 {[%emt 0:0:40]} 27. Qd4 {[%emt 0:0:32]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:0:35]} 28. Re4 {[%emt 0:0:50]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:0:42]} (28... Bxe6 29. Rde1 $11 )29. Qe3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Be7 (29... Bxb2 30. e7 Rf7 31. Nc7 Rxc7 32. Rd8 $16 )30. h4 {[%emt 0:0:36]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:0:23]} 31. h5 $2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (31. Re5 )Bc5 $19 {[%emt 0:0:49]} 32. Qg5 {[%emt 0:0:26]} Bxe6 {[%emt 0:0:13]} 33. h6 {[%emt 0:0:24]} Rxf2 {[%emt 0:0:51]} 0-1