[Event "FIDE Candidates 2020"] [White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Site "Yekaterinburg"] [Round "7.2"] [Annotator ""] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2020.03.25"] [WhiteElo "2767"] [BlackElo "2774"] [PlyCount "83"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 4. e5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 5. a3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bxc3+ {[%emt 0:0:1]} 6. bxc3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:0:0]6...Qa5 is the modern continuation.} 7. h4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:1:6]} 8. h5 {[%emt 0:0:21] C18: French: 3 Nc3 Bb4: Main line: 7 h4 and 7 Qg4.} h6 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 9. Rb1 {[%emt 0:2:48]} b6 {[%emt 0:0:37]} 10. Qg4 {[%emt 0:0:59]The position is equal.} Rg8 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 11. Bb5+ {[%emt 0:0:3][#]} Kf8 $0 $146 {[%emt 0:0:18] White must now prevent ...c4.} ({Predecessor:} 11... Bd7 12. Bd3 Nf5 13. Qf4 Nc6 14. Bxf5 exf5 15. e6 Qxf4 16. exd7+ Kxd7 17. Bxf4 cxd4 18. cxd4 Nxd4 {1-0 (36) Bartel,M (2629)-Jaroch,K (2254) Zgierz 2017} )12. Bd3 {[%emt 0:0:56]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:4:54]} 13. dxc5 {[%emt 0:1:6]} Bxd3 {[%emt 0:0:20]} 14. cxd3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:0:20]} 15. d4 {[%emt 0:0:12]} bxc5 {[%emt 0:0:42]} 16. Qd1 {[%emt 0:0:35]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:13:12]} 17. Bd2 {[%emt 0:4:32]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:6:15]} 18. Ne2 {[%emt 0:16:15]} c4 {[%emt 0:31:14]} 19. 0-0 {[%emt 0:25:30]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:0:29]} 20. Qc2 {[%emt 0:3:47]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:2:7]} (20... Ra6 $0 $14 )21. a4 $0 $16 {[%emt 0:1:26]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:2:35]} 22. Rb4 {[%emt 0:5:16]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:4:38]} 23. f4 {[%emt 0:1:50]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:5:25]} ({ But not} 23... Nxb4 $6 24. cxb4 Qa6 25. b5 $0 $14 )24. Rfb1 {[%emt 0:3:56]} f5 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 25. Rb5 {[%emt 0:4:30]} Qa6 {[%emt 0:1:15]} 26. Bc1 {[%emt 0:0:17]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:1:7] White stays focused until the end.} (26... Rf8 $0 $14 )27. Ba3 {[%emt 0:1:34]} Rhb8 {[%emt 0:8:57]} 28. Bxe7 $1 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Kxe7 {[%emt 0:0:31][#]} 29. g4 $1 {[%emt 0:1:26]} Rxb5 {[%emt 0:0:40]} 30. axb5 {[%emt 0:0:52]} Rxb5 {[%emt 0:1:8]} 31. gxf5 {[%emt 0:0:50] Threatens to win with Rxb5.} Rxb1+ {[%emt 0:7:22]} 32. Qxb1 {[%emt 0:0:37]} exf5 {[%emt 0:0:36]} 33. Ng3 {[%emt 0:0:43]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:2:12]} (33... Qa3 $0 $0 $142 )34. Nxf5+ $0 $18 {[%emt 0:0:12]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:0:11]} 35. Qa1 {[%emt 0:4:4]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:2:1][#]} (35... Kg8 $0 $0 $142 36. Ne7+ Kh8 )36. Ng3 $1 {[%emt 0:5:9]} Qg4 $2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (36... Qb6 { was necessary.} 37. Qa3+ Kf7 )37. Kg2 {[%emt 0:5:54]} Qxf4 {[%emt 0:1:18]} 38. Qxa7 {[%emt 0:4:46]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:4:42]} 39. Qa3+ {[%emt 0:6:35]} Kd8 {[%emt 0:3:19]} 40. Qd6 {[%emt 0:0:34]} g5 {[%emt 0:2:41] intending ...g4.} 41. hxg6 {[%emt 0:50:23]} h5 {[%emt 0:50:11]} 42. g7 {[%emt 0:0:32] Accuracy: White = 97%, Black = 62%. } 1-0