[Event "FIDE World Championship 2023"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"] [Black "Ding,Liren"] [Site "Astana"] [Round "7.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2023.04.18"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2788"] [PlyCount "74"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 13,74,4,28,18,11,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-7,13,7,0,0,48,44,12,0,35,0,0,0,2,0,0,-51,39,66,22,8,16,14,8,-1,0,-15,0,0,0,-6,0,0,0,0,0,-14,0,-8,53,20,172,160,371,322,353,339,597,580,515]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:45]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 3. Nd2 {[%emt 0:0:12]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 4. Ngf3 {[%emt 0:1:20]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:1:10]} 5. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:36]} 6. exd5 {[%emt 0:3:18]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 7. N2f3 {[%emt 0:2:6]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:44]} 8. Bc4 {[%emt 0:4:57] 8.g3 gains popularity. C07: French Tarrasch: 3...c5, 4 Ngf3 and 4 exd5 Qxd5.} Nc6 {[%emt 0:2:13]} 9. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:4:55]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:1:43]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:0:9] The position is equal.} O-O {[%emt 0:0:13]} 11. Qe2 {[%emt 0:0:58]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:17:27] [#]} 12. Bd3 $146 {[%emt 0:7:6]} ({Predecessor:} 12. Ne5 Qc7 13. Bd2 Bd6 14. f4 c5 15. Rae1 Ne7 16. Bd3 Ng6 17. Bxg6 fxg6 18. c4 {0-1 Kruppa,Y (2455)-Dokhoian,Y (2530) URS-ch U26 Uzhgorod 1987} )Qc7 {[%emt 0:4:7]} 13. Qe4 {[%emt 0:11:54][%csl Gd3][%cal Re4h7]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:5:1]} 14. Qh4 {[%emt 0:1:30]} c5 {[%emt 0:21:27]} 15. Bf4 {[%emt 0:1:12]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:5:1]} (15... Qd8 $11 16. Rfd1 h6 )16. Ne5 $14 {[%emt 0:0:52] Threatens to win with Nd7.} Rad8 {[%emt 0:16:7] Against Nd7} 17. Rae1 {[%emt 0:12:57]} g6 {[%emt 0:6:1]} (17... Ba6 $5 )18. Bg5 {[%emt 0:3:4]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 19. Qh3 {[%emt 0:0:39]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:11:55]} (19... Qxb2 $2 20. Rb1 Rxd3 21. Nxd3 (21. Rxb2 Rxh3 22. gxh3 Ba8 $18 )Bxg2 22. Kxg2 $18 )20. b3 {[%emt 0:15:50]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:1:39]} 21. f4 {[%emt 0:6:41]} (21. Bh6 $11 )Bd6 {[%emt 0:2:11]} (21... Bxg5 $1 $15 22. fxg5 Nf4 {[%mdl 64] Deflection} )22. c3 {[%emt 0:13:50]} Nxf4 {[%emt 0:0:8][%mdl 64] [#] Remove Defender} 23. Bxf4 {[%emt 0:2:50]} (23. Rxf4 {seems wilder.} Bxe5 24. Bxg6 hxg6 25. cxd4 cxd4 26. Bf6 )Rxf4 {[%emt 0:0:5][%mdl 64] Remove Defender} 24. Rxf4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:0:3] This pair of bishops is nice.} 25. Rh4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:1:24]} 26. Be4 {[%emt 0:1:32] Bxb7 is the strong threat.} (26. Rxh7 $2 Rxd3 $19 )Bxe4 {[%emt 0:3:23]} 27. Rhxe4 {[%emt 0:0:33]} Rd5 {[%emt 0:1:12]} 28. Rh4 {[%emt 0:5:11]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:2:45]} 29. Qe3 {[%emt 0:1:36]} (29. Rxh7 $2 Rd1 30. Kf2 Rd3 $19 )h5 {[%emt 0:1:12]} 30. g3 {[%emt 0:1:4]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:1:50]} 31. Rc4 {[%emt 0:0:57] [#]} h4 $1 {[%emt 0:3:34]} 32. gxh4 {[%emt 0:0:33]} (32. Qf4 $5 {[%cal Rf4f6]} Be5 33. Qxh4 $11 )Rd2 {[%emt 0:4:54]} (32... Be5 $11 )33. Re2 {[%emt 0:1:23]} (33. Rxc5 $2 Qxh2+ 34. Kf1 Qg2# )(33. Qg3 {feels hotter.} Qd5 34. Rf1 Be5 35. Qf3 )Rd3 {[%emt 0:0:1] This move loses the game for Black.} (33... Rd5 $11 )34. Qxc5 $18 {[%emt 0:3:15]} Rd1+ {[%emt 0:0:1]} (34... Qxc5+ $16 35. Rxc5 Bxc3 )35. Kg2 {[%emt 0:0:33]} Qd3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 36. Rf2 {[%emt 0:0:50]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:0:26]} (36... Rd2 37. h5 (37. Qxa7 Qd5+ 38. Kg1 Rd1+ 39. Rf1 Rxf1+ 40. Kxf1 Qd3+ 41. Kg1 Qd1+ 42. Kg2 Qd5+ 43. Kg3 Qd3+ 44. Kg2 Qd5+ 45. Kg3 Qd3+ 46. Kg2 Qd5+ $11 )Kg7 )37. Rcf4 {[%emt 0:0:29]} (37. Qxa7 $2 {perishes.} Qd5+ 38. Rf3 Rd2+ $19 )Qxc3 {[%emt 0:0:14] Weighted Error Value: White=0.09 (flawless) /Black=0.45} 1-0