[Event "85th Tata Steel Masters 2023"] [White "Gukesh D"] [Black "Praggnanandhaa R"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Round "10.6"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2023.01.25"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2684"] [PlyCount "79"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 12,79,16,4,9,18,22,2,14,-8,-5,-7,-8,-6,-9,-11,-11,-11,-19,-17,-18,-66,101,119,115,130,118,107,100,121,120,45,254,253,253,253,250,243,252,148,347,366,318,259,468,316,310,297,300,293,480,447,536,530,614,617,29978,29978,29978,29979,29991,29992,29992,29993,29993,29994,29996,29994,29994,29995]} 1. c4 {[%emt 0:0:9]} c5 {[%emt 0:1:14]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:23]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:21]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 4. d4 {[%emt 0:1:23]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:1:18]} 5. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 6. a3 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:37]} 7. e4 {[%emt 0:2:11]} O-O {[%emt 0:0:28] A33: Symmetrical English: 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 e6 5 Nc3 Nc6.} 8. Nf3 {[%emt 0:3:36]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:0:48]} 9. Bd2 {[%emt 0:0:8][%cal Yc3d5]} Qh5 {[%emt 0:0:43] The position is equal.} 10. Rg1 $5 {[%emt 0:0:44][%mdl 4] [#] Exploring less charted territory.} d5 $146 {[%emt 0:2:51]} ({Predecessor:} 10... a6 11. h3 Ne5 12. g4 Nxf3+ 13. Qxf3 Qc5 14. g5 Ne8 15. h4 b5 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Bxb5 {0-1 Giri,A (2764)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2784) Legends of Chess Final 2020 (1.22)} )11. g4 $1 {[%emt 0:2:11][%mdl 64] Deflection} Nxg4 {[%emt 0:0:32] And now ...dxe4 would win.} 12. cxd5 {[%emt 0:0:12]} (12. exd5 exd5 13. Nxd5 (13. cxd5 $2 Bc5 $19 )Nxh2 14. Nxe7+ Nxe7 15. Nxh2 Qxh2 $17 )exd5 {[%emt 0:1:37]} 13. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:6:5]} 14. Qe2 {[%emt 0:0:20] Threatens to win with h3.} f5 {[%emt 0:3:3]} (14... Nxh2 $2 15. Nf6+ Kh8 16. Nxh5 $18 )(14... Bxf2+ $2 15. Qxf2 Nxf2 16. Nf6+ Kh8 17. Nxh5 $18 )15. Nf4 {[%emt 0:20:24]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:0:37]} 16. Rg2 {[%emt 0:4:37]} (16. Ng5 $11 {is more appropriate.} Qe7 17. O-O-O )Qe7 $2 {[%emt 0:42:39] [#]} (16... fxe4 $15 {stays ahead.} 17. Ng5 Qf5 18. Rxg4 Qxg4 19. Qc4+ Kh8 20. Qxc5 Rf5 )17. e5 $1 $16 {[%emt 0:8:50][%mdl 512]} Ncxe5 {[%emt 0:6:50] [#]} (17... b5 18. Bc3 )18. O-O-O $1 {[%emt 0:2:6]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:5:48]} 19. Bc3 {[%emt 0:9:32][%cal Yd1d6] Black must now prevent Rxd6!} Nxf3 {[%emt 0:3:54]} 20. Qxf3 {[%emt 0:0:17]} Be6 {[%emt 0:0:47] Prevents Bc4.} 21. h3 {[%emt 0:17:3]} ({White should try} 21. Nxe6 $16 Qxe6 22. h3 (22. Qxb7 Be5 $11 ))Be5 {[%emt 0:11:8]} 22. Nxe6 $18 {[%emt 0:12:42]} (22. hxg4 fxg4 23. Nd5 gxf3 $15 )Qxe6 {[%emt 0:0:38]} 23. hxg4 {[%emt 0:0:23]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:0:22]} 24. bxc3 {[%emt 0:0:26] aiming for gxf5.} Rad8 {[%emt 0:0:59]} 25. gxf5 {[%emt 0:3:46]} (25. Qxb7 Rxd1+ 26. Kxd1 Rd8+ 27. Kc2 (27. Kc1 $2 Qe1+ 28. Kb2 Rd2+ 29. Kb3 Qb1+ {[%mdl 64] Skewer} 30. Ka4 Qxb7 $19 )Qa2+ 28. Qb2 Rd2+ 29. Kxd2 Qxb2+ 30. Ke3 Qxc3+ 31. Ke2 Qb2+ 32. Kf3 Qxa3+ 33. Ke2 Qb2+ 34. Kf3 Qc3+ 35. Ke2 Qc2+ 36. Ke3 f4+ 37. Kd4 f3 $19 )(25. Rxd8 $18 Rxd8 26. Qe2 (26. gxf5 $2 Qe1+ 27. Kc2 Rd2+ 28. Kb3 Qxf1 $19 )Qxe2 27. Bxe2 )Rxd1+ $2 {[%emt 0:7:29] Loses the game.} (25... Qa2 $16 {might work better.} )26. Qxd1 {[%emt 0:0:52]} ({Not} 26. Kxd1 Rd8+ 27. Bd3 Qb3+ 28. Ke2 Qb2+ 29. Kd1 Qb3+ 30. Ke2 Qb2+ 31. Kd1 Qb3+ $11 )Qa2 {[%emt 0:0:17]} 27. Bd3 {[%emt 0:6:5]} Re8 $2 {[%emt 0:4:13]} (27... Qxa3+ 28. Kd2 (28. Kb1 Kh8 $18 )Qb2+ 29. Qc2 Qxc2+ 30. Kxc2 Kf7 )28. Rg4 {[%emt 0:5:24] White threatens Bc4+ and mate.} Qxa3+ {[%emt 0:3:9]} 29. Kd2 {[%emt 0:0:46]} ({Weaker is} 29. Kb1 Qxc3 30. Bc4+ Kh8 $18 )Qb2+ {[%emt 0:0:13]} 30. Qc2 {[%emt 0:0:10]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} (30... Qxc2+ {was necessary.} 31. Bxc2 Kf8 )31. Qa2+ {[%emt 0:2:22]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:0:26]} 32. Rd4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Qh6+ {[%emt 0:0:38]} 33. Kc2 {[%emt 0:0:9][%cal Ya2f7] Qf7! is the strong threat.} Qh2 {[%emt 0:0:21]} 34. Qf7 {[%emt 0:1:13][%cal Rf7e8] White mates.} Qxf2+ {[%emt 0:0:7]} 35. Kb3 {[%emt 0:0:5][%cal Rf7e8]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:2:9]} 36. Bc4 {[%emt 0:0:42][%csl Gc4][%cal Rf7g8]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:0:29]} 37. Qe7 {[%emt 0:1:39]} ({Less strong is} 37. Rg4 Qb6+ 38. Kc2 Qf2+ 39. Kb3 Qb6+ 40. Ka2 Qf2+ 41. Ka3 Qc5+ 42. Kb2 Qf2+ 43. Ka3 Qc5+ 44. Kb3 Qb6+ $16 )h5 {[%emt 0:0:45]} 38. Qg5 {[%emt 0:0:54][%cal Rg5h5]} Qf3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 39. Rh4 {[%emt 0:0:25]} Qd1+ {[%emt 0:0:9]} 40. Kb2 {[%emt 0:0:5] Weighted Error Value: White=0.18 (very precise) /Black=0.59} 1-0