[Event "FIDE World Cup 2023"] [White "So,Wesley"] [Black "Sarana,Alexey"] [Site "Baku"] [Round "4.1"] [Annotator ""] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2023.08.09"] [WhiteElo "2769"] [BlackElo "2685"] [PlyCount "68"] 1. c4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 2. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 4. cxd5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} exd5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 5. Bg5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 6. e3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} h6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 7. Bf4 {[%emt 0:0:0] D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation.} O-O {[%emt 0:0:0]} 8. Bd3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 9. dxc5 {[%emt 0:0:0][#] The position is equal.} Nc6 $0 $146 {[%emt 0:0:0]} ({Predecessor:} 9... Bxc5 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. O-O a6 12. Rc1 Ba7 13. Ne2 Ne4 14. Ne5 Qf6 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Qc2 Be6 18. Ng3 Bd5 19. Nxe4 Qg6 )10. Bd6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Re8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 11. Nge2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} b6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 12. Bb5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (12. Bg3 { simplifies} Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 bxc5 14. Rb1 )Bb7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 13. a3 $0 $132 {[%emt 0:0:0] White is not keeping still} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 14. Bxc5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} bxc5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 15. O-O {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (15... Qc7 $5 {[%cal Re8d8]} )16. Rc1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} ({ White should play} 16. b4 $0 $11 )a6 $1 $15 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 17. Bd3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 18. Na4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nxd3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 19. Qxd3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:0:0] And now ...d4! would win.} 20. Qb3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ba8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 21. Ng3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} d4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 22. exd4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:0:0] aiming for ...Rxc1.} 23. Qd3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (23. Rxc8 $0 $17 { is a better defense.} Rxc8 24. Rd1 )Rxc1 $0 $19 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (23... Qd5 24. f3 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 $0 $17 )24. Rxc1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ng4 $2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (24... Nd7 $0 $19 { ...Ne5 would be deadly.} 25. b4 Ne5 )25. Qf5 $1 $11 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:0] Hoping for ...d3.} 26. Nc5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} h5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 27. b4 $2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (27. Nxh5 $2 { perishes.} Nxh5 28. Qxh5 Re5 $0 $19 )(27. Qg5 $0 $11 { and White stays safe.} )h4 $0 $19 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 28. Nf1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} ({ Don't play} 28. Nh5 Nxh5 29. Qxh5 d3 30. Nxd3 Qxd3 )g6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 29. Qd3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (29. Qg5 h3 30. Qg3 Qxg3 31. hxg3 Bxg2 32. Nd3 )Nh5 {[%emt 0:0:0] White must now prevent ...Nf4. Black is clearly winning.} 30. Qxa6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (30. g3 $0 $0 $142 hxg3 31. hxg3 )Qxa6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 31. Nxa6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 32. Nc7 {[%emt 0:0:0][#]} h3 $1 {[%emt 0:0:0] ( -> ...Ne2+)} 33. Ng3 {[%emt 0:0:0][#]} (33. Ne3 Ne2+ )hxg2 $1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 34. Nxa8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (34. h3 Rc8 )d3 {[%emt 0:0:0] Weighted Error Value: White=0.94/Black=0.23 (precise) } (34... Rxa8 $2 { loses.} 35. Rd1 Re8 36. h4 $0 $19 )0-1