[Event "FIDE World Championship 2021"] [Site "Dubai"] [Date "2021.12.05"] [Round "8.1"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C43"] [WhiteElo "2855"] [BlackElo "2782"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nxd7 Bxd7 7. Nd2 (7. O-O {is interesting.} Bd6 8. Qh5 Nf6 9. Re1+ Kf8 10. Qe2) 7... Nxd2 {C43: Petroff Defence: 3 d4.} 8. Bxd2 Bd6 9. O-O {[#]} h5 $146 {White has an edge.} ( {Predecessor:} 9... Qh4 10. Qe1+ Kf8 11. f4 Qxe1 12. Raxe1 Re8 13. a3 a6 14. Bb4 Bxb4 15. axb4 f6 16. Rxe8+ Kxe8 {½-½ (31) Gergacz,A (2421)-Bodo,N (2406) Hungary 2010}) 10. Qe1+ (10. c4 {keeps more tension.} Qh4 11. g3 Qxd4 12. Bc3 Qg4 13. Qxg4 Bxg4 14. Bxg7 Rg8 15. Rfe1+) 10... Kf8 11. Bb4 Qe7 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Qd2 Re8 14. Rae1 Rh6 15. Qg5 c6 16. Rxe8+ Bxe8 17. Re1 Qf6 18. Qe3 {[#]} Bd7 19. h3 h4 20. c4 $36 {White is more active.} dxc4 21. Bxc4 {Strongly threatening Qa3+.} b5 (21... Kg8 $11) 22. Qa3+ $14 Kg8 {[#] White leaves nothing to chance now.} 23. Qxa7 $1 Qd8 (23... Bxh3 24. Qxf7+) 24. Bb3 { White is much more active.} Rd6 (24... Rh5 $16 {was worth a try.} 25. Re3 Rf5) 25. Re4 $18 Be6 26. Bxe6 Rxe6 27. Rxe6 fxe6 {Endgame KQ-KQ} 28. Qc5 Qa5 (28... Qe8 {was necessary.} 29. a3 Qg6 30. Qxc6 Qb1+ 31. Kh2 Qf5) 29. Qxc6 Qe1+ 30. Kh2 Qxf2 31. Qxe6+ Kh7 32. Qe4+ Kg8 33. b3 Qxa2 $2 (33... Qg3+ 34. Kg1 Qc3) 34. Qe8+ {White is clearly winning.} Kh7 35. Qxb5 Qf2 36. Qe5 Qb2 37. Qe4+ Kg8 38. Qd3 Qf2 39. Qc3 Qf4+ 40. Kg1 Kh7 41. Qd3+ g6 (41... Kg8 $142 42. Qc4+ Kh8) 42. Qd1 Qe3+ 43. Kh1 {d5 is the strong threat.} g5 44. d5 {Intending d6 and mate.} g4 45. hxg4 {Hoping for d6.} h3 46. Qf3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.07 (flawless) /Black=0.26 (precise)} 1-0