[Event "FIDE World Championship 2023"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"] [Black "Ding,Liren"] [Site "Astana"] [Round "15.4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2023.04.30"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2788"] [PlyCount "136"] [TimeControl "1500+10"] {[%evp 15,136,16,22,12,15,13,8,10,21,4,0,16,26,26,14,10,16,0,0,0,0,0,27,29,31,0,0,0,0,-8,14,10,7,0,7,-31,0,0,5,0,0,0,21,11,71,75,75,38,58,57,57,66,59,70,86,0,0,0,0,0,27,14,20,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,31,-79,-89,-314,-291,-528,-219,-254,-258,-264,-278,-585,-581,-558,-204,-192,-162,-128,-170,-146,-134,-125,-117,-140,0,-465,-452,-426,-415,-395,-254,-758,-756,-29951,-1054,-29977,-29977,-29979,-29972,-29988,-29989,-29990,-29991,-29991,-29992]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:0:2][%cal Yf1b5,Yb5a4,Ya4b3,Yb3a2][%mdl 32]} a6 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 4. Ba4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:0:3]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 6. d3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} b5 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 7. Bb3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} d6 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 8. a4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} (8. a3 O-O 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Ba2 Be6 11. b4 Nc6 12. Bg5 Bxa2 13. Rxa2 Qd7 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd5 a5 16. Rb2 axb4 17. axb4 Bd8 18. c4 Nd4 19. Nxd4 exd4 {½-½ Nepomniachtchi,I (2773)-Ding,L (2799) Airthings Masters Prelim rapid 2022 (14)} )Bd7 {[%emt 0:0:2] The main line 8...Bd7 scores better than 8...b4.} 9. h3 {[%emt 0:0:9] C84: Closed Ruy Lopez: Unusual White 6th moves.} O-O {[%emt 0:0:2]} 10. Be3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Na5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 11. Ba2 {[%emt 0:0:2] The position is equal.} bxa4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 12. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:0:34]} 13. Bb1 {[%emt 0:0:10] [#]} Qe8 $5 $146 {[%emt 0:4:16][%mdl 8] [#] An interesting novelty.} ({Predecessor:} 13... c5 14. Nxa4 Nc6 15. Bc1 c4 16. Nc3 cxd3 17. cxd3 Nb4 18. d4 Qc7 19. Bg5 h6 {½-½ Safarli,E (2694)-Tomashevsky,E (2722) EU-Cup 32nd Novi Sad 2016 (4.4)} )14. b3 $1 {[%emt 0:1:2][%cal Rc3a4]} c5 {[%emt 0:2:14]} 15. Nxa4 {[%emt 0:1:50]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 16. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:21]} a5 {[%emt 0:0:12]} 17. Nd2 {[%emt 0:0:54]} Be6 {[%emt 0:0:45]} 18. Nc4 {[%emt 0:1:10]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 19. exd5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 20. Bd2 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:1:44]} 21. Bxc3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Bxc4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 22. bxc4 {[%emt 0:0:36]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:0:46]} 23. Bd2 {[%emt 0:0:29]} Bc7 {[%emt 0:1:6]} 24. c3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} f5 {[%emt 0:0:55]} 25. Re1 {[%emt 0:3:57]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:0:53]} (25... Qg6 $5 {[%cal Rg6d6]} )26. Ra2 {[%emt 0:2:7]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:1:2]} 27. Qe2 {[%emt 0:0:27]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:1:26][%cal Ye5e4]} 28. g3 {[%emt 0:0:47]} Rde8 {[%emt 0:1:18]} 29. Qf3 {[%emt 0:1:14]} e4 {[%emt 0:0:28]} 30. dxe4 $16 {[%emt 0:0:21]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:2:46][%csl Yc4,Yf3]} 31. Qg2 {[%emt 0:0:37]} (31. Qd1 $5 {[%cal Re4f5]} )Nd3 {[%emt 0:3:20]} 32. Bxd3 {[%emt 0:1:21]} Qxd3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 33. exf5 {[%emt 0:0:10]} Rxe1+ {[%emt 0:0:2]} 34. Bxe1 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Qxc4 {[%emt 0:0:3] [#]} 35. Ra1 {[%emt 0:0:26]} (35. Rd2 $1 $16 )Rxf5 $11 {[%emt 0:0:55]} 36. Bd2 {[%emt 0:1:38]} h6 {[%emt 0:0:16]} 37. Qc6 {[%emt 0:0:27]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:2:2]} (37... Be5 $5 {[%cal Rc4d3]} )38. Re1 {[%emt 0:1:13][%cal Yd2h6]} Kh7 $1 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 39. Be3 {[%emt 0:2:45]} (39. Qe4+ {simplifies} Qxe4 40. Rxe4 Kg6 41. Be3 )Be5 {[%emt 0:0:38]} 40. Qe8 {[%emt 0:0:41]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:0:54]} (40... Qxc3 $2 41. Rc1 Qb3 42. Qxe5 $18 )41. Rc1 {[%emt 0:0:2][%cal Yc1c3]} Rf6 $1 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 42. Qd7 {[%emt 0:0:45]} Qe2 {[%emt 0:0:18] aiming for ...Be1.} 43. Qd5 {[%emt 0:1:29]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:1:5]} 44. Qe4+ {[%emt 0:0:58]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:0:6][%cal Yf6f2]} 45. Qd5+ {[%emt 0:0:18]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 46. Qe4+ {[%emt 0:0:59]} Rg6 {[%emt 0:0:33]} 47. Qf5 {[%emt 0:0:25]} (47. h4 $14 {stays ahead.} )c4 $17 {[%emt 0:0:17][%cal Yc5c4,Yc4c3][%mdl 32] Strongly threatening ...Qd3.} 48. h4 $2 {[%emt 0:1:20]} (48. Qf4 $17 )Qd3 $19 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 49. Qf3 {[%emt 0:0:27]} (49. Qh3 {was worth a try.} )Rf6 {[%emt 0:0:13]} (49... Bd2 $142 50. Rxc4 Bxe3 )50. Qg4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} c3 {[%emt 0:0:15]} 51. Rd1 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 52. Qc8 {[%emt 0:0:45]} (52. Qe2 {is tougher.} )Rc6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 53. Qa8 {[%emt 0:0:1] And now Rd8 would win.} Rd6 {[%emt 0:0:24]} (53... c2 54. Rc1 Ba3 )54. Rxd6 {[%emt 0:0:23]} Qxd6 {[%emt 0:0:1][%mdl 4096] Endgame KQB-KQB} 55. Qe4+ {[%emt 0:0:1]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 56. Qc4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Qb1+ {[%emt 0:0:26]} 57. Kh2 {[%emt 0:0:17]} a4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 58. Bd4 {[%emt 0:0:28]} a3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} ({Better is} 58... Qb3 $17 59. Qc7 Bf8 60. Bxc3 a3 )59. Qc7 {[%emt 0:0:14][%mdl 8192] [#]} (59. h5 $11 {and White has nothing to worry.} Bf8 60. Qf7 )Qg6 $1 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 60. Qc4 {[%emt 0:0:20]} c2 {[%emt 0:0:3] ...Bd2 would be deadly.} 61. Be3 {[%emt 0:0:0] Repels Bd2} Bd6 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 62. Kg2 $2 {[%emt 0:0:4]} (62. Qd5 )h5 {[%emt 0:0:49][%cal Yh6h5,Yh5g4,Yg4g3][%mdl 32] Hoping for ...Be5.} 63. Kf1 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Be5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} (63... a2 $142 64. Qxa2 Qe4 65. Kg1 Bc5 66. Bd2 Qd3 67. Qf7 Qxg3+ 68. Kh1 Qh3+ 69. Kg1 Qg4+ 70. Kf1 Qd1+ 71. Kg2 Qxd2 72. Qxh5+ Kg8 73. Qe8+ Bf8 74. Qe6+ Kh8 75. Qc6 c1=Q 76. Qf3 Be7 77. Qh5+ Kg8 78. Qe8+ Kh7 79. Qh5+ Qh6 80. Qxh6+ Kxh6 81. Kf3 Qe1 82. Kg3 Bxh4+ 83. Kf4 Qe2 84. Kf5 Bg5 85. f3 Kh5 86. f4 g6# )64. g4 {[%emt 0:0:18]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:0:4] Black mates.} 65. h5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Qf5 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 66. Qd5 {[%emt 0:0:10]} g3 {[%emt 0:0:11]} 67. f4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} a2 {[%emt 0:0:16][%mdl 64] Promotion} 68. Qxa2 {[%emt 0:0:17]} Bxf4 {[%emt 0:0:4] Weighted Error Value: White=0.37/Black=0.25 (precise)} 0-1