[Event "FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022"] [White "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Black "Nakamura,Hikaru"] [Site "Madrid"] [Round "3.4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2022.06.19"] [WhiteElo "2804"] [BlackElo "2760"] [PlyCount "106"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 12,106,25,20,14,16,17,15,10,4,8,4,12,10,24,8,0,8,1,0,0,-12,-11,-8,0,0,0,2,11,14,23,28,21,31,30,18,22,17,17,20,16,16,15,15,21,6,9,0,0,0,33,31,38,23,33,35,58,61,54,75,87,90,81,31,38,38,38,38,38,19,19,26,26,26,26,26,26,26,26,26,26,0,0,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:8] } 2. c4 {[%emt 0:0:8]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 4. Qc2 {[%emt 0:0:10]} O-O {[%emt 0:0:16]} 5. a3 {[%emt 0:0:11] } Bxc3+ {[%emt 0:0:6]} 6. Qxc3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 7. Bg5 {[%emt 0:0:15]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:0:36] E36: Nimzo-Indian: Classical: 4...d5 5 a3.} 8. Qxc4 {[%emt 0:0:17]} b6 {[%emt 0:0:12]} 9. Rd1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:1:39]} 10. Qa4 {[%emt 0:0:23]} h6 {[%emt 0:0:35] 10...h6 scores better than 10...Qd7.} 11. Bh4 {[%emt 0:0:15]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:1:8]} 12. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:27]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:2:20]} 13. Qc2 {[%emt 0:0:17]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 14. e4 {[%emt 0:0:49]} Bxf1 {[%emt 0:2:56]} 15. Rxf1 {[%emt 0:0:32] Hoping for e5.} g5 {[%emt 0:6:20] [#]} 16. Nxg5 $146 {[%emt 0:0:22]} ({ Predecessor:} 16. Bg3 Nc6 17. dxc5 Rxd1+ 18. Kxd1 Rd8+ 19. Kc1 Nd4 20. Nxd4 Rxd4 21. Bd6 Qd7 22. Be5 Nxe4 23. Bxd4 Qxd4 {1-0 (51) Bach,N (2192)-Johnson,B (2061) Chess.com INT 2022} )hxg5 {[%emt 0:0:28]} 17. Bxg5 {[%emt 0:0:0] Black must now prevent e5.} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:25][%cal Yb8c6,Yc6d4,Yd4c2][%mdl 32] } ({Don't do} 17... Rxd4 18. e5 )18. Qc1 {[%emt 0:1:16] aiming for e5.} Rxd4 {[%emt 0:42:4]} 19. Rxd4 {[%emt 0:1:19]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:0:24]} 20. Qf4 {[%emt 0:0:44]} Nc2+ {[%emt 0:15:22]} 21. Kd1 {[%emt 0:1:13]} Qd7+ {[%emt 0:0:5] } 22. Kxc2 {[%emt 0:0:36]} Qa4+ {[%emt 0:0:3]} (22... Qb5 $2 23. Bxf6 $1 Qxf1 24. Qh4 Qc4+ 25. Kd2 Rd8+ 26. Bxd8 $18 )23. Kb1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qxe4+ {[%emt 0:1:8]} 24. Qxe4 {[%emt 0:0:17]} Nxe4 $11 {[%emt 0:0:2][%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 25. Bf4 {[%emt 0:0:13]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:54]} 26. h4 {[%emt 0:7:36]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:0:50]} 27. Bd2 {[%emt 0:2:52]} f5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 28. g3 {[%emt 0:2:37]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:1:3]} 29. f3 {[%emt 0:6:45]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:1:25]} 30. Bg5 {[%emt 0:4:0]} c4 {[%emt 0:1:56]} 31. g4 {[%emt 0:10:52] } b5 {[%emt 0:1:44]} 32. Rd1 {[%emt 0:7:20]} fxg4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 33. fxg4 {[%emt 0:0:15]} a5 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 34. h5 {[%emt 0:5:12]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:1:38]} 35. Rf1+ {[%emt 0:0:15]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:0:3] [#]} 36. h6 $1 {[%emt 0:0:11][%cal Yb1c2] } Rf8 {[%emt 0:0:4]} (36... Rxg5 $2 37. h7 Rxg4 38. h8=Q+ $18 )37. Rxf8+ {[%emt 0:13:26]} (37. Rh1 $16 )Kxf8 $16 {[%emt 0:0:0] KB-KN} 38. Bd8 {[%emt 0:0:32]} a4 {[%emt 0:9:59]} 39. g5 {[%emt 0:0:22][%cal Yg4g5,Yg5g6][%mdl 32] } Kf7 $1 {[%emt 0:0:29]} 40. h7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 41. g6 {[%emt 0:2:22] Strongly threatening Ba5.} c3 $1 {[%emt 0:0:53] } 42. bxc3 {[%emt 1:1:52]} Nxc3+ {[%emt 0:0:16]} 43. Kc2 {[%emt 0:2:43] } Nd5 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 44. Bg5 {[%emt 0:12:57] Threatens to win with Bc1.} e5 {[%emt 0:0:22]} 45. Kd2 {[%emt 0:1:31]} Kh8 $1 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 46. Ke1 {[%emt 0:8:37] White wants to mate with Kf2.} b4 {[%emt 0:0:39] The position is equal.} 47. axb4 {[%emt 0:1:28] White threatens b5 and mate.} a3 {[%emt 0:0:4] } 48. Bc1 {[%emt 0:0:9]} Nxb4 {[%emt 0:0:4] ( -> ...a2)} (48... a2 $2 49. Bb2 Kg7 50. Bxe5+ Kxg6 51. h8=Q $18 )49. Kd2 {[%emt 0:1:25]} Nd5 $1 {[%emt 0:0:29]} (49... a2 50. Bb2 Nc6 51. Kd3 Nb4+ 52. Ke4 Nc6 53. Kf5 Kg7 54. Ke6 Kxg6 55. h8=Q )50. Bxa3 {[%emt 0:0:7] Intending Bb2 and mate.} Nf4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 51. Bb2 {[%emt 0:0:3][%cal Rb2e5]} (51. g7+ $5 Kxg7 52. Ke3 $11 )Nxg6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 52. Bxe5+ {[%emt 0:0:5]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 53. Kc3 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Kxh7 {[%emt 0:0:5] Weighted Error Value: White=0.04 (flawless) /Black=0.02 (flawless)} 1/2-1/2