[Event "FIDE World Championship 2023"] [Site "Astana"] [Date "2023.04.15"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Black "Ding, Liren"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C84"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2788"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 15,95,23,19,23,25,2,6,6,11,0,0,0,6,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,6, 0,16,19,13,11,15,25,61,45,18,0,0,0,66,62,81,88,100,72,76,63,69,84,95,59,93,93, 116,112,437,426,709,708,693,700,664,655,783,655,812,812,792,788,792,778,727, 730,29972,29968,29977,29978]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:04][%CAl Yf1b5,Yb5a4, Ya4b3,Yb3a2][%mdl 32]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. Ba4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf6 { [%emt 0:00:05]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:06]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 6. d3 {[%emt 0:00: 04]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 7. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 8. c3 { [%emt 0:00:04]} (8. a3 O-O 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Ba2 Be6 11. b4 Nc6 12. Bg5 Bxa2 13. Rxa2 Qd7 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd5 a5 16. Rb2 axb4 17. axb4 Bd8 18. c4 {½-½ Nepomniachtchi,I (2773)-Ding,L (2799) Airthings Masters Prelim rapid 2022 (14)} ) 8... O-O {[%emt 0:00:19]} 9. h3 {[%emt 0:00:03] C84: Closed Ruy Lopez: Unusual White 6th moves.} Bb7 {[%emt 0:02:22]} 10. a4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Na5 { [%emt 0:04:16]} 11. Ba2 {[%emt 0:00:11] The position is equal.} c5 {[%emt 0:00: 08] [#]} 12. Bg5 $146 {[%emt 0:00:04]} ({Predecessor:} 12. Na3 Qd7 13. Bg5 bxa4 14. Nh4 Rab8 15. Nf5 Bd8 16. f4 exf4 17. Rxf4 Nb3 18. Bxb3 axb3 {1-0 Firouzja, A (2778)-Giri,A (2760) Miami FTX Crypto Cup rapid 2022 (3.7)}) 12... h6 { [%emt 0:13:42]} 13. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} (13... gxf6 $2 14. Nh4 Bc8 15. axb5 $18) 14. axb5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} axb5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 15. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:06:50]} 16. Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rxa1 { [%emt 0:05:06]} 17. Qxa1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 18. Re1 { [%emt 0:00:21]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:06:37]} 19. Qd1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:07: 04]} 20. Nf1 {[%emt 0:01:30]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 21. Bxb7 {[%emt 0:01:17]} Qxb7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 22. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 23. h4 { [%emt 0:06:40]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:05:28]} 24. h5 {[%emt 0:14:57]} c4 {[%emt 0:01:23] } 25. d4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} exd4 {[%emt 0:14:16]} ({Don't take} 25... Qxe4 26. Nxc4 Qc6 27. Nxb6 Qxb6 28. dxe5 dxe5 29. Nxe5 $16 (29. Rxe5 Nc6 $16)) 26. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 27. Qg4 {[%emt 0:13:04] Hoping for Qd7.} Qe5 {[%emt 0:02:12]} 28. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:49] A dynamic duo of knights.} (28. Qd7 $5 {[%CAl Rd7b7]} Bxd4 29. cxd4 Qxe4 30. f3 $11) 28... Qe6 {[%emt 0:03:19]} 29. Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Nxf5 {[%emt 0:05:10]} (29... Qf6 $1 $11) 30. exf5 $14 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 31. Qe4 {[%emt 0:01:27] Repels d5} Rb8 { [%emt 0:00:04][%CAl Yb5b4]} 32. Re2 {[%emt 0:05:49][%CAl Ye1e2,Ye2e4,Ye4g4] [%mdl 32]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 33. g4 {[%emt 0:01:33]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:07:23]} 34. Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:08:17]} 35. Kf1 {[%emt 0:06:54][%CAl Yg1f1,Yf1e2,Ye2f3,Yf3g4][%mdl 32]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:05:36]} 36. Re4 {[%emt 0:04:22] [%CAl Yg4g5] White has more active pieces.} Rb8 {[%emt 0:04:43] [#]} 37. g5 $1 $40 {[%emt 0:04:38][%CAl Yf5f6][%mdl 640] f6! is the strong threat. White wants a kill.} hxg5 $2 {[%emt 0:00:59][%mdl 8192] Loses the game.} (37... Qd7 $16 {is more resistant.}) (37... Qc8 38. Nd4) 38. Rg4 $18 {[%emt 0:01:40]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:07:34]} (38... Qa5 $142 39. Nxg5 Qa1+ 40. Kg2 Qa8 41. Qxa8 Rxa8) 39. Nxg5 {[%emt 0:04:51][%csl Gg5][%CAl Rd5f7]} Ra1+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 40. Ke2 { [%emt 0:00:00][%csl Gg5][%CAl Rd5f7]} Qe7+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Ne4 {[%emt 0: 03:21]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:15:57]} 42. Kf3 {[%emt 0:06:35] [#] Threatens to win with f6.} Qa8 {[%emt 0:04:36]} 43. Qxa8+ {[%emt 0:00:26]} Rxa8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 44. f6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} g6 {[%emt 0:03:16]} 45. hxg6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} fxg6 { [%emt 0:00:04]} 46. Rxg6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ra2 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 47. Kg4 { [%emt 0:09:50]} Rxb2 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 48. Rh6 {[%emt 0:00:19] Weighted Error Value: White=0.11 (very precise) /Black=0.41} 1-0