[Event "FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022"] [White "Ding,Liren"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"] [Site "Madrid"] [Round "1.2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2022.06.17"] [WhiteElo "2806"] [BlackElo "2773"] [PlyCount "64"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 9,64,8,20,4,18,15,0,4,0,5,0,7,0,2,0,12,55,39,45,-3,35,22,35,25,39,0,36,12,12,21,7,0,0,-99,0,-100,-105,-96,-95,-159,-88,-105,-95,-430,-422,-410,-406,-29974,-29965,-29988,-29989,-29989,-29990,-29990,-29991,-29991,-29992]} 1. c4 {[%emt 0:0:2] } e5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 2. g3 {[%emt 1:59:58]} c6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} e4 {[%emt 0:0:17]} 4. Nd4 {[%emt 0:0:0][%cal Yf3d4,Yd4c2,Yc2e3]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:24]} 5. cxd5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qxd5 {[%emt 0:0:39] } 6. Nc2 {[%emt 0:0:0] A20: English Opening: 1...e5.} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:41] } 7. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qe5 {[%emt 0:0:45] 7...Qe5 scores better than 7...Qh5.} 8. Bg2 {[%emt 0:0:0] The position is equal.} Na6 {[%emt 0:1:10] } 9. O-O {[%emt 0:0:0]} (9. d3 {with more complications.} exd3 10. Qxd3 Nb4 11. Nxb4 Bxb4 12. Bf4 )Be7 {[%emt 0:2:35]} 10. Ne3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} O-O {[%emt 0:1:16] [#]} 11. a3 $146 {[%emt 0:0:0]} ({Predecessor:} 11. Qc2 Nc5 12. b3 Ne6 13. Bb2 Nd4 14. Qd1 Rd8 15. Re1 Be6 16. Nc4 Qh5 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 {1-0 (50) Tyurin,A (2261)-Zemlyanskii,I (2169) Paracin 2022} )Re8 {[%emt 0:8:26]} 12. b4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:8:55]} 13. Bb2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qh5 {[%emt 0:3:43][%csl Gg4][%cal Rh5h2]} 14. h4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (14. Nxg4 $14 {should be considered.} Bxg4 15. Bxe4 )Bf6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 15. Qc2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nxe3 {[%emt 0:1:45]} 16. dxe3 {[%emt 0:0:0] } (16. fxe3 Bf5 17. Rab1 Qg6 $11 )Bf5 {[%emt 0:1:28][%cal Yf6h4]} 17. Na4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (17. b5 $5 {[%cal Rb5a6]} Nc5 18. bxc6 $11 )Bxb2 {[%emt 0:18:51] } 18. Nxb2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:1:11]} 19. Nc4 {[%emt 0:0:0] } Re6 {[%emt 0:0:48] Inhibits Nd6.} 20. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:0:29] And now ...g5 would win.} 21. Rd4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (21. b5 $11 )h6 {[%emt 0:6:32]} ({Black should try} 21... g5 $1 $17 {[%cal Rg5h4]} 22. hxg5 (22. Bxe4 Rxe4 23. Rxe4 Qg6 $17 )Qxg5 )22. Qd2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (22. Rad1 $11 {remains equal.} )Rae8 $1 $17 {[%emt 0:2:55]} 23. Kh2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:3:32]} 24. Na5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (24. Qc2 $142 )Rf6 {[%emt 0:4:1]} (24... Bxe2 25. Nxb7 Rf6 26. Kg1 $11 )({ Better is} 24... g5 $1 {[%cal Rg5h4]} 25. Rh1 (25. Nxb7 $2 gxh4 26. Kg1 Rg6 $19 )gxh4 )25. Kg1 {[%emt 0:0:0] [#]} g5 $1 {[%emt 0:0:35][%cal Yg7g5,Yg5h4,Yh4h3] Black is more active.} (25... Bxe2 $6 26. Bxe4 Bf3 27. Bc2 $11 )(25... Qf5 26. Rf1 $14 )26. Nxb7 $2 {[%emt 0:0:0] This move loses the game for White.} (26. b5 $17 {was the crucial defense.} gxh4 27. bxc6 hxg3 28. fxg3 )gxh4 $19 {[%emt 0:0:42]} 27. Nc5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} h3 {[%emt 0:4:46]} ({Avoid the trap} 27... hxg3 $2 28. fxg3 Bf5 29. Rf1 $19 )28. Rxe4 {[%emt 0:0:0] [#]} (28. Nxe4 $19 Rfe6 29. f3 hxg2 30. Nf2 Nxe3 31. fxg4 )hxg2 $1 {[%emt 0:2:54][%csl Gg2][%cal Rh5h1] Black mates.} 29. Rxe8+ {[%emt 0:0:0] } (29. Rxg4+ Qxg4 )Kg7 {[%emt 0:0:4][%csl Gg2][%cal Rh5h1]} 30. f4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qh1+ {[%emt 0:2:30] Skewer} 31. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:0] } Qxa1 {[%emt 0:0:5][%csl Ga1][%cal Rg2g1]} 32. Kxg2 {[%emt 0:0:0] [#]} Bh3+ $1 {[%emt 0:0:11] Weighted Error Value: White=0.44/ Black=0.11 (very precise)} 0-1