[Event "FIDE World Championship 2023"] [White "Ding,Liren"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"] [Site "Astana"] [Round "6.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2023.04.16"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2795"] [PlyCount "87"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 9,87,2,16,13,10,20,15,0,9,12,15,11,19,7,8,6,9,8,17,14,13,11,21,11,19,12,26,15,50,48,43,38,55,49,57,41,128,119,119,120,109,104,106,112,99,15,87,104,109,116,114,114,87,93,132,62,173,154,168,166,223,220,222,182,479,479,429,428,360,279,289,231,626,486,29980,29981,29990,29991,29991,29992]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:12]} 3. Bf4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:34]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:0:30]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 5. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:0:6]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 6. exd4 {[%emt 0:0:10] D02: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 sidelines, including 2...Nf6 3 g3 and 2...Nf6 3 Bf4.} Bf5 {[%emt 0:0:17]} 7. c3 {[%emt 0:2:37] 7.Bb5 might become the main line.} e6 {[%emt 0:0:40]} 8. Bb5 {[%emt 0:6:33] The position is equal.} Bd6 {[%emt 0:3:34]} 9. Bxd6 {[%emt 0:0:26]} Qxd6 {[%emt 0:0:50]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:0:3]} O-O {[%emt 0:3:34]} 11. Re1 {[%emt 0:0:5]} h6 {[%emt 0:6:28] [#]} 12. Ne5 $146 {[%emt 0:1:21]} ({Predecessor:} 12. a4 Rfc8 13. a5 Qc7 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Ne4 16. Nb3 Qxe5 17. f3 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Qxc3 {1-0 Kamsky,G (2677)-Marcus,H (2662) Titled Tuesday intern op1 4th Febr blitz 2020 (6)} )Ne7 {[%emt 0:9:23]} 13. a4 {[%emt 0:0:29]} a6 {[%emt 0:2:23]} 14. Bf1 {[%emt 0:1:45]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:1:42]} 15. Nxd7 {[%emt 0:6:13]} Qxd7 {[%emt 0:0:32]} 16. a5 {[%emt 0:1:21]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:1:13]} 17. Qf3 {[%emt 0:10:5]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:3:18]} 18. Ra3 {[%emt 0:9:49]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:3:54]} 19. Nb3 {[%emt 0:5:52]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:5:51]} 20. Qg3 {[%emt 0:0:23]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:0:37]} 21. h4 {[%emt 0:14:13]} Re8 {[%emt 0:2:43]} 22. Nc5 {[%emt 0:2:58]} e5 {[%emt 0:4:17]} (22... Bc2 $14 )23. Rb3 {[%emt 0:1:58]} Nxa5 {[%emt 0:2:43]} 24. Rxe5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:0:29]} 25. Ra3 {[%emt 0:14:19]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 26. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:1:11]} (26. Rxd5 $2 Re1 27. f3 Rb1 $19 )dxc4 {[%emt 0:0:57]} 27. h5 {[%emt 0:2:46]} (27. Nxb7 $16 {[%cal Yb7d6] Nd6! is the strong threat.} Rxe5 28. Qxe5 (28. dxe5 Qb6 $16 ))Bc2 {[%emt 0:4:57]} (27... Rxe5 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.} 28. Qxe5 (28. dxe5 Qd8 $11 )Qxe5 29. dxe5 Bxh5 )28. Nxb7 $16 {[%emt 0:2:29] Black is now going downhill.} Qb6 {[%emt 0:2:23] [#]} 29. Nd6 $1 {[%emt 0:4:29][%mdl 576] Double Attack} Rxe5 {[%emt 0:0:54]} 30. Qxe5 {[%emt 0:5:21]} Qxb2 {[%emt 0:0:35]} 31. Ra5 {[%emt 0:2:13]} (31. Nxc4 Qc1+ 32. Kh2 Bd3 $14 )Kh7 {[%emt 0:10:13]} 32. Rc5 {[%emt 0:0:44] White has more active pieces.} (32. Nxc4 $6 Qxc3 33. Rc5 f6 $14 )(32. Nxf7 Rf8 33. Nd6 Qxc3 $14 )({White should try} 32. Qe1 $16 )Qc1+ {[%emt 0:8:33]} (32... Qxc3 $14 33. Rc7 (33. Nxf7 Bd3 $14 )(33. Nxc4 f6 $14 )(33. Rxc4 Qd2 $11 )Qd2 )33. Kh2 $18 {[%emt 0:0:2][%cal Yc5c7]} f6 {[%emt 0:0:19]} 34. Qg3 {[%emt 0:1:5]} a5 {[%emt 0:2:20]} (34... Bd3 {was worth a try.} 35. Nxc4 Bxc4 )35. Nxc4 {[%emt 0:5:43][%cal Yd6c4,Yc4e3,Ye3d5,Yd5e7,Ye7g6][%mdl 32]} (35. Rxc4 a4 36. Qf3 (36. Rc7 Qg5 $17 )Ra5 $11 )a4 {[%emt 0:0:46]} 36. Ne3 $1 {[%emt 0:1:20] Hoping for Rc7.} ({Don't play} 36. Rc7 $6 Qg5 $16 )Bb1 $2 {[%emt 0:4:51]} (36... Rg8 37. Rc7 Be4 )37. Rc7 {[%emt 0:0:13][%csl Gc7][%cal Rg3g7]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 38. Nd5 {[%emt 0:1:55][%cal Yc7g7]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:0:5] Black is weak on the dark squares} 39. Ra7 {[%emt 0:2:49] aiming for Ne7.} a3 {[%emt 0:0:28]} 40. Ne7 $40 {[%emt 0:0:0][%mdl 128] Black is in trouble.} Rf8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (40... Re8 41. Nf5 Qg5 )41. d5 {[%emt 0:20:0] White wants to mate with Qc7.} ({Not} 41. Ng6+ Bxg6 42. hxg6 (42. Qxg6 Rg8 $11 )Qd1 $18 )a2 {[%emt 0:7:39] [#]} (41... Qe1 $18 42. f3 Qe2 )42. Qc7 $1 {[%emt 0:3:34] White mates.} Kh7 {[%emt 0:1:48] [#]} 43. Ng6 $1 {[%emt 0:1:2][%csl Ga7][%cal Rc7g7][%mdl 576] Discovered Attack} Rg8 {[%emt 0:0:55] [#]} 44. Qf7 $1 {[%emt 0:0:8] Weighted Error Value: White=0.17 (very precise) /Black=0.57} 1-0