[Event "FIDE World Championship 2023"] [Site "Astana"] [Date "2023.04.13"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Ding, Liren"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A28"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2795"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 10,93,10,0,0,0,0,0,-6,-2,14,16,10,0,0,0,14,-16,-20,-20,30,0,0,0,-7,-25, 0,-9,0,0,0,-9,0,-8,0,0,0,-51,-27,-41,-27,-48,0,-19,-19,-37,-20,-27,123,132,135, 124,248,245,248,193,274,236,277,268,229,236,381,355,452,472,460,447,762,2297, 29971,29972,29977,29978,29977,29979,29979,29980,29979,29980,29979,29979,29980, 12025,6693,6693]} 1. c4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. Nc3 {[%emt 0: 00:50]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 5. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:01: 06]} 6. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} d6 {[%emt 0:01:16] A28: English Opening: Four Knights Variation.} 7. e4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} O-O {[%emt 0:05:37]} 8. Be2 { [%emt 0:00:26]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:04:26] The position is equal. 8...h6 is the recent fashion.} 9. d4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:03:19]} 10. Bxf4 {[%emt 0: 00:59]} exf4 {[%emt 0:00:05] [#]} 11. O-O $146 {[%emt 0:02:59]} ({Predecessor: } 11. h4 Re8 12. Bd3 Bg4 13. Ng1 f5 14. Kf1 fxe4 15. Bxe4 h6 16. Nf3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 {1-0 Rapport,R (2621)-Zaragatski,I (2460) Bundesliga 1213 2012 (10)}) 11... Qf6 {[%emt 0:02:12]} 12. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:02:36]} Re8 {[%emt 0:09:32]} 13. Bd3 {[%emt 0:12:17][%CAl Ye4e5]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:04:27]} 14. Nd2 {[%emt 0:01:29]} Na5 {[%emt 0:02:26]} ({Black should play} 14... Rad8) 15. c5 {[%emt 0:11:25]} dxc5 {[%emt 0:02:09]} 16. e5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Qh6 {[%emt 0:00:56][%CAl Yf4f3]} 17. d5 {[%emt 0:01:22]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:13:17]} 18. c4 {[%emt 0:01:46]} b6 { [%emt 0:01:08][%CAl Yf4f3]} (18... f3 {is interesting.} 19. Qc3 b6 20. Nb3 Nxb3 21. axb3 a5) 19. h3 {[%emt 0:14:49]} Bh5 {[%emt 0:03:29]} 20. Be4 {[%emt 0:02: 05]} Re7 {[%emt 0:17:14]} 21. Qc3 {[%emt 0:08:37]} Rde8 {[%emt 0:04:32]} 22. Bf3 {[%emt 0:15:50]} Nb7 {[%emt 0:00:50][%CAl Yb7d6]} 23. Re2 {[%emt 0:01:56]} (23. Bxh5 $11 Qxh5 24. Nf3) 23... f6 {[%emt 0:04:18][%CAl Re7e5]} 24. e6 { [%emt 0:02:59]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:01:36]} 25. Rae1 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00: 45]} (25... Bxf3 $15 {might be stronger.} 26. Qxf3 (26. Nxf3 g5 $11) 26... g5) 26. Bxh5 {[%emt 0:01:42]} (26. Bg4 $5 {[%CAl Rg4f5]} Qg6 27. Bxh5 Qxh5 28. Nf3 $11) 26... Qxh5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 27. Re4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Qh6 {[%emt 0:01:57]} 28. Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:01:48] [#]} (28... g5 $11) 29. Rxd4 $1 $16 {[%emt 0:01:17][%mdl 512] White stays focused until the end.} cxd4 { [%emt 0:00:12]} 30. Nb3 $1 {[%emt 0:00:01][%CAl Yd2b3,Yb3d4,Yd4f5][%mdl 32] White is more active.} g5 {[%emt 0:08:10]} (30... d3 $16 {might work better.}) 31. Nxd4 $18 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:00:03] [#]} 32. g4 $1 {[%emt 0:03: 13]} fxg3 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 33. fxg3 {[%emt 0:00:27]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:04] [#]} 34. Nf5 $1 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Rh7 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 35. Qe4 {[%emt 0:06:19][%CAl Yf5e7] Ne7+! would be deadly.} Kh8 {[%emt 0:01:27]} (35... Kf8 $142 36. Rf1 Rg7 ) 36. e7 {[%emt 0:02:23]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:04:55]} 37. d6 {[%emt 0:05:03]} cxd6 { [%emt 0:00:04]} 38. Nxd6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qg8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} (38... Qxe7 $142 39. Nxe8 Qxe4 40. Rxe4 f5) 39. Nxe8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qxe8 {[%emt 0:00:02][%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} 40. Qe6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Rf1 { [%emt 0:01:42]} Rh6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 42. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:11]} f5 {[%emt 0:00: 13]} 43. Qe5+ {[%emt 0:03:26]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 44. Qxf5+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 45. Qh7+ {[%emt 0:00:30]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 46. Qg7 { [%emt 0:03:54]} (46. Re1+ $142 Kd7 47. Qe4 Rh6 48. Rd1+ Kc7 49. Qe5+ Kc8 50. Rd8+ Qxd8 51. exd8=Q+ Kxd8 52. Qxg5+ Ke8 53. Qxh6) 46... Rg6 {[%emt 0:01:43]} 47. Qf8 {[%emt 0:01:30] Weighted Error Value: White=0.07 (flawless) /Black=0. 26 (precise)} 1-0