[Event "Trophee Dole Masters 2026"] [White "Cieslak,Patryk"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"] [Site "Aix-en-Provence"] [Round "4.6"] [Annotator ""] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2026.07.21"] [WhiteElo "2498"] [BlackElo "2735"] [PlyCount "103"] {[%evp 0,103,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,32767,0,11,9,31,10,14,13,18,22,44,39,42,41,101,34,27,33,36,39,50,54,63,53,80,80,93,79,99,69,68,72,57,59,39,43,57,16,17,20,10,12,12,12,13,13,21,17,17,0,8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,8,31,0,0,0,24,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} {} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} c5 {[%emt 0:2:34]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:0:13]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 6. Nf5 {[%emt 0:0:29]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:42]} 7. exd5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Bxf5 {[%emt 0:0:24]} 8. dxc6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Qxd1+ {[%emt 0:3:51]} 9. Nxd1 {[%emt 0:0:6]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 10. Ne3 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Be6 {[%emt 0:0:20]} 11. Nc4 {[%emt 0:0:11] B33: Sicilian: Pelikan and Sveshnikov Variations.} Nd7 {[%emt 0:6:20]} 12. Be3 {[%emt 0:8:42]} f6 {[%emt 0:0:26] Not much happening anymore} 13. O-O-O {[%emt 0:21:25]White is slightly better.} Bc5 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 14. Na5 {[%emt 0:3:41]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:12:14]} 15. Bxc5 $0 $146 {[%emt 0:4:43]} ({Predecessor:} 15. Be2 Bb6 16. Nc4 Bxe3+ 17. Nxe3 Ke7 18. Rd3 Nb6 19. Rhd1 Rhd8 20. Bf3 Rxd3 21. Rxd3 )Nxc5 {[%emt 0:1:19]} 16. Bc4 {[%emt 0:0:56]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:0:41]} (16... Rc7 $0 $14 )17. Bxe6 {[%emt 0:0:20]} (17. f4 $0 $16 )Nxe6 $0 $11 {[%emt 0:0:41]} 18. Rhe1 {[%emt 0:0:12]} g5 {[%emt 0:5:53]} 19. Re4 {[%emt 0:2:59]} h5 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 20. Rc4 {[%emt 0:9:18]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:29]} 21. Ra4 {[%emt 0:0:22]} Rhd8 {[%emt 0:0:26]} 22. Rxd8 {[%emt 0:0:56]} Nxd8 $0 $16 {[%emt 0:0:53]Endgame KRN-KRN} 23. Nc4 {[%emt 0:2:36]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 24. Ra6 {[%emt 0:1:32]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 25. Ne3 {[%emt 0:0:57] White is more active.} Ke6 {[%emt 0:0:12] Repels Nd5 Inhibits Nd5.} 26. c4 {[%emt 0:8:14]} e4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 27. Nd5 {[%emt 0:0:15]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 28. b4 {[%emt 0:1:11]} cxb4 {[%emt 0:0:36]} 29. Nxb4 {[%emt 0:2:31]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 30. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:1:6]} Rxc6 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 31. Rxa7+ $0 $11 {[%emt 0:0:18] KR-KR. White is a pawn up.} Kd6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 32. Ra4 {[%emt 0:3:19]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:0:21]} 33. Kd2 {[%emt 0:3:49]} Kd4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 34. g3 {[%emt 0:14:14]} f5 {[%emt 0:1:27]} 35. Ra5 {[%emt 0:2:22]} Rxc4 {[%emt 0:0:51]} 36. Rxf5 {[%emt 0:2:19]} Ra4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 37. Rxg5 {[%emt 0:0:43]} Rxa2+ {[%emt 0:0:4]} 38. Ke1 {[%emt 0:0:15]} h4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 39. Rg8 {[%emt 0:11:16]} h3 {[%emt 0:0:12]} 40. Rd8+ {[%emt 0:0:13]} Kc3 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 41. Rc8+ {[%emt 0:31:58]} Kd3 {[%emt 0:30:2][#]} 42. Rd8+ {[%emt 0:0:8]} Kc3 $1 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 43. Kf1 {[%emt 0:2:11]} e3 {[%emt 0:0:10]The position is equal.} 44. Rc8+ {[%emt 0:0:27]} Kd3 {[%emt 0:0:6] ( -> ...Ra1+)} 45. Rd8+ {[%emt 0:0:11]} Kc3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 46. fxe3 {[%emt 0:1:3]} Rxh2 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 47. Kg1 {[%emt 0:0:17]} Rg2+ {[%emt 0:0:4]} 48. Kh1 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Rxg3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 49. Kh2 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Rxe3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 50. Rh8 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Kc2 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 51. Rxh3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Rxh3+ {[%emt 0:0:3]} 52. Kxh3 {[%emt 0:0:7] Weighted Error Value: White=0.06 (flawless) /Black=0.05 (flawless) Weighted Error Value: White=0.07 (flawless) /Black=0.06 (flawless) } 1/2-1/2