[Event "SuperUnited Croatia Rapid 2023"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"] [Black "Duda,Jan-Krzysztof"] [Site "Zagreb"] [Round "1.2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2023.07.05"] [WhiteElo "2779"] [BlackElo "2732"] [PlyCount "88"] [TimeControl "1500+10"] {[%evp 14,88,-10,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,21,13,37,19,20,12,20,-33,-22,-55,-44,-56,-18,-23,-8,-64,-54,-71,-74,-72,-66,-101,-108,-104,-99,-95,-108,-102,-102,-161,-160,-135,-125,-126,-148,-187,-185,-178,-181,-165,-180,-162,-162,-182,-156,-179,-176,-271,-235,-329,-219,-1041,-1002,-2376,-1393,-1661,-1251,-5214,-5210,-29980,-29981,-29987,-29988,-29991,-29989]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:2][%cal Ye2e4,Ye4e5][%mdl 32]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} exd4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:17]} 5. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 6. e5 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 7. Qe2 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 8. h4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} d6 {[%emt 0:1:50] C45: Scotch Game.} 9. c4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 10. exd6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} cxd6 {[%emt 0:0:26][%cal Ye7e6] The position is equal.} 11. Be3 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Be6 {[%emt 0:1:41]} 12. Qc2 {[%emt 0:0:16]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:2:13]} (12... g6 $5 {[%cal Rf8g7]} )13. Nd2 {[%emt 0:0:23]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:57]} 14. c5 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 15. Bd3 {[%emt 0:0:41]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:45] [#]} 16. h5 $146 {[%emt 0:2:21]} (16. Bd4 $11 )({Predecessor:} 16. O-O-O Bf6 17. Nb3 a5 18. Nd4 Rb8 19. Rd2 h6 20. Be2 Qc7 21. f4 Bxd4 22. Bxd4 Qxf4 23. Bxg7 {½-½ Degenbaev,A (2196)-Sezdbekov,R (2285) KGZ-ch Bishkek 2023 (4)} )h6 {[%emt 0:0:30]} 17. O-O {[%emt 0:0:3]} O-O {[%emt 0:0:42]} 18. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:0:44]} a5 {[%emt 0:1:8]} (18... Bf6 $5 {[%cal Rb7b2]} 19. Nb3 Rfb8 $15 )19. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:3:58]} 20. Bh7+ {[%emt 0:0:57]} ({White should try} 20. Bxh6 $11 Bf6 21. Bh7+ Kh8 22. Be3 )Kh8 $15 {[%emt 0:0:37]} 21. Bf5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Bxf5 {[%emt 0:1:39]} 22. Qxf5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} (22... Nxc5 23. Ne5 Bf8 24. Bxc5 (24. Nxf7+ Kg8 $11 )Bxc5 25. Rac1 Rxe5 26. Rxe5 $16 (26. Qxe5 Bf8 $16 ))23. Qxf7 {[%emt 0:2:39] [#]} Bxe3 {[%emt 0:1:55]} 24. Rxe3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Rxe3 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 25. fxe3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Qxb2 {[%emt 0:0:12]} (25... Rf8 $6 26. Qe7 Qc8 27. Rc1 $11 )26. Rf1 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:0:15]} 27. Qe6 {[%emt 0:0:1]} (27. Qe7 $17 Nxf3+ 28. Rxf3 )Nxf3+ $19 {[%emt 0:0:54]} 28. Rxf3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Qxa2 {[%emt 0:0:59]} 29. Qxc6 {[%emt 0:0:4][%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} Rg8 {[%emt 0:0:33]} 30. Rf4 {[%emt 0:1:27]} Qa1+ {[%emt 0:0:26]} 31. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:13]} Qb2+ {[%emt 0:0:6]} 32. Kf3 {[%emt 0:0:48] [#]} Qe5 {[%emt 0:0:30]} 33. g4 {[%emt 0:0:9]} Qa1 {[%emt 0:2:1] Repels Qa4} 34. Kg2 {[%emt 0:0:17] Repels Qf1+} Qd1 {[%emt 0:0:30] ...Qe2+ is the strong threat.} 35. Qc5 {[%emt 0:2:47]} a4 {[%emt 0:0:35][%cal Ya5a4,Ya4a3,Ya3a2][%mdl 32]} 36. Kg3 {[%emt 0:0:12]} (36. Qb4 $142 )Kh7 {[%emt 0:1:5]} ({Not} 36... Qg1+ $2 37. Kh3 $19 )37. Qd6 {[%emt 0:1:26]} Qb3 {[%emt 0:1:3]} 38. Qe6 $2 {[%emt 0:1:20]} (38. Rf3 )a3 {[%emt 0:0:33] And now ...a2 would win.} ({Avoid the trap} 38... Kh8 $2 39. Qe5 Qd1 40. Qe7 $19 )39. Rf7 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Qb8+ {[%emt 0:1:15]} (39... Qb1 40. Qg6+ Qxg6 41. hxg6+ Kxg6 42. Ra7 $17 )40. Kh3 {[%emt 0:0:10]} a2 {[%emt 0:0:12]} ({Stronger than} 40... Qb1 41. Qg6+ Qxg6 42. hxg6+ Kxg6 43. Ra7 $17 )41. g5 {[%emt 0:0:47]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:0:26]} (41... a1=B $2 42. Qxh6# )42. Qf6 {[%emt 0:2:8]} Qb1 {[%emt 0:0:17] Black mates.} 43. Ra7 {[%emt 0:0:25]} Qh1+ {[%emt 0:0:6]} 44. Kg4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Qg1+ {[%emt 0:0:5] Weighted Error Value: White=0.67/Black=0.08 (flawless)} 0-1