[Event "WCC Match 2024"] [White "Gukesh Dommaraju"] [Black "Ding, Liren"] [Site "Singapore"] [Round "13.1"] [Annotator "Sundararajan Kidambi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2024.12.11"] [ECO "C11"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2728"] [PlyCount "136"] [GameId "2121911869182055"] [EventDate "2024.11.18"] [EventType "match"] [EventCountry "SIN"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] [TimeControl "40/7200:1800+30"] {After a long last back to 1.e4 to try and break down the French} 1. e4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 4. e5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nfd7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 5. Nce2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 6. c3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 7. a3 $5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Be7 {[%emt 0:17:06]} ({Caruana} 7... cxd4 8. cxd4 f6 9. Nf4 {only testing move, but Black has a million options.}) 8. Be3 $146 {[%emt 0:00:09] Gukesh's team has come back to test Ding's preparation in the mainline after 11 long games! White is maintaining flexibility to play f4 or Nf3 as the situation demands.} Nb6 {[%emt 0:37:10]} 9. Nf4 {[%emt 0:02:32]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:02:32]} 10. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 11. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:06:48]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:03] [#]} 12. Nge2 $5 {[%emt 0:02:26] Without wasting too much time White plays a natural and an optimal move, though not necessarily the most critical. Contrary to what it seems, I think Gukesh likes to keep control, and not go into complete chaos even if he wants to push.} ({Almost everyone universally acknowledged that} 12. Qg4 $1 {was the critical move, and it is a known idea in the Nc3 French especially where the Queen develops itself first on the kingside before playing Nf3. But in this case things are very concrete.} Qa5+ 13. Bd2 Qb6 14. Qxg7 Rf8 15. Nf3 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Qxd4 $16 {The position appears extremely complex and random to an unprepared eye, and it was clear Gukesh did not want to lose control like this.If he was prepared in this position he would have probably gone for this becuase of specific prepration as the advantage shown by computer is still hard to fathom for a human mind especially considering the situation in a World Championship match when the scores are tied after 12 games!}) 12... b5 {[%emt 0:08:34]} 13. O-O {[%emt 0:06:38]} O-O {[%emt 0:03:34]} 14. Nc3 {[%emt 0:15:03] White has played a very stable With one knight on c3 and the other on f4 seems quite harmonious.} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 15. Nh5 $1 {[%emt 0:08:24] In this position the imbalance that White has ie Bishop and Two Knights versus Two Bishops and a Knight which Dorfman deals in detail. Here, if the game can be focussed on the dark squares, Black will be one minor piece short in fight for control of those squares, and his pawns being on light squares do not help in this regard either.} f5 {[%emt 0:04:02]} 16. exf6 {[%emt 0:20:15]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 17. Qf3 $6 {[%emt 0:13:36]} (17. Nxf6+ {was a simple positional move to play for a minor advantage based on dark square control.} Qxf6 18. d5 exd5 19. Qxd5+ {White is slightly better here, but clearly Gukesh wanted more here.}) 17... Qe8 $6 {[%emt 0:03:06] Ding does not go for the imbalanced being an exchange down. Bit of going back to old ways, rather than build up on the confidence of the previous game, where he was ready to sacrfice an exchange in the pursuit of a win.} (17... Nxd4 $1 18. Nxf6+ Rxf6 19. Qd1 e5 20. Bg5 Bf5 $44 {Black can sacrifice the exchange and have full compensation because of the advanced outposts of knight and bishop. This idea is known from an idea in the Hungarian variation of Gruenfeld against the Qb3 system.}) 18. Nxf6+ {[%emt 0:06:11]} Rxf6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 19. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:05:09]} 20. f3 $1 {[%emt 0:00:41] In this game Gukesh keeps things simple in the style of Smyslov. This blocks out the Black's light squared Bishop.} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 21. Rad1 {[%emt 0:04:44]} Ne7 $6 {[%emt 0:11:10] [#] There was a lot of discussion of Ding having missed Gukesh's next move. He was trying to be solid by controlling the d5-square.} (21... a6 $5 {but this does not give him a full equality but the game goes on.}) 22. Bf4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 23. Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:03:13]} 24. Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 25. Bxe7 {[%emt 0:03:07] Gukesh tries to clarify in almost every decision in the game.} ({Maintaining the tension was significantly stronger} 25. Rfe1 $1 Nf5 {but} 26. Bb4 $1 {was the harder move to see.} Bd7 27. Qe4 $16 {and White has a big advantage. The Bishop on b4 holds back Black's queenside pawns, and controls the f8-square. There is also the option of an eventual d5 break and White's Bishop can target Black's king from c3.}) 25... Rexe7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 26. Qe5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} a6 {[%emt 0:04:49]} 27. d5 {[%emt 0:07:24] Gukesh goes for concrete operations, consistently in this game.} (27. Rfe1 $5) (27. Ne4 $5 {were other options to maintain the tension.}) 27... exd5 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 28. Qxd5+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:02:31]} 29. Qc5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Re8 {[%emt 0:03:00] [#] A position which is objectively equal according to the deep assesment of the computer, but visually and in a practical game where time trouble is an issue, an extremely unpleasant one for Black. The dark square bind and the knight being such a dangerous piece in creating various tactics, tilts the practical assessment in White's favour.} (29... Rbc7 30. Rd8+ Kf7 31. Qh5+ Qg6 32. Qh4 {does not look easy by any means}) 30. Rde1 {[%emt 0:06:14]} (30. Rd6 $5 Qe7 31. Nd5 Qf7 {was suggested by Caruana and it seems to be ok for Black.}) (30. Ne4 $5) (30. Rfe1 Qf7 31. Rxe8+ Qxe8 32. Ne4 Re7 $1 {This is the reason why Gukesh went 30.Rde1}) 30... Qf7 $2 {[%emt 0:00:19] This move is a big mistake against Gukesh's last move, but was alright if he had moved the other rook. Shows the complexity of the position!} (30... Qxe1 $1 31. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 32. Kf2 Re8 33. Ne4 {White threatens a big family fork on d6, yet concretely Black can survive with} Rbe7 34. Nd6 Re5 35. Qc6 R5e6 36. Qc7 R6e7 {and the Rook keeps following the queen like a magnet. Echoes of 17...Qf3 from game 6! (which was not played) But this was extremely difficult if not impossible in time trouble.}) 31. Ne4 $2 {[%emt 0:00:59]} (31. Rxe8+ $1 Qxe8 32. Ne4 Rd7 33. Nd6 Qf8 {Gukesh pointed out till this moment in the press conference and there does no seem to be a killer blow, however after} 34. Qd5+ Kh8 35. Re1 $18 {surprising thing is Black is running short of moves and this is far from easy in time trouble. eg} h6 36. Re6) 31... Rf8 $1 {[%emt 0:03:23]} 32. Nd6 {[%emt 0:04:57]} Rc7 $1 {[%emt 0:00:01] This was made by Ding in the dying seconds on the clock and apparently by his own admission he had almost given up. But he found the only move and saves the game! Gukesh had missed the move while choosing 31.Ne4} 33. Qe5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 34. Qd5+ {[%emt 0:00:35]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 35. Re5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Re7 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 36. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 37. Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 38. Qc5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 39. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 40. Re7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Qd4 {[%emt 0:11:48]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:02:12]} 42. h3 {[%emt 0:05:09]} Qc1+ {[%emt 0:02:16]} 43. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 44. Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} c3 $1 $11 {[%emt 0:01:45] after the time trouble Black equalised completely.} 45. bxc3 {[%emt 0:02:38]} Qxa3 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 46. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qb3 {[%emt 0:02:47]} 47. Re7 {[%emt 0:01:34]} a5 {[%emt 0:02:07]} 48. Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Qc4 {[%emt 0:06:45]} 49. Qe5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:03:54]} 50. Qxb5 {[%emt 0:09:12]} Qxc3 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 51. Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Qe1+ {[%emt 0:02:59]} 52. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qb4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 53. Qxb4 {[%emt 0:00:24]} axb4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 54. Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 55. Rxb4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ra2 {[%emt 0:00:18] This particular 3 versus 2 rook and pawn endgame gives no real chances.} 56. Kg3 {[%emt 0:01:05]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 57. Rb5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 58. f4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 59. Kf3 {[%emt 0:01:54]} Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 60. g3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rc3+ {[%emt 0:00:37]} 61. Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Ra3 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 62. h4 {[%emt 0:01:24]} Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 63. Rb6+ {[%emt 0:00:56]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 64. f5 {[%emt 0:00:38]} h5+ $1 $11 {[%emt 0:02:33]} 65. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rc4+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 66. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Rc3+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} 67. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rc4+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 68. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rc3+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE-Wch"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Kamsky, Gata"] [Site "Elista"] [Round "5"] [Annotator "Gurevich,Mikhail"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "1996.06.14"] [ECO "D97"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2735"] [PlyCount "46"] [GameId "2122393802497368"] [EventDate "1996.06.06"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "18"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "CBM 054"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1996.10.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 a6 8. e5 b5 9. Qb3 Nfd7 10. e6 fxe6 11. Qxe6+ Kh8 12. Qe4 (12. Ng5 Ne5 $1 13. Qd5 Qxd5 14. Nxd5 Nec6 15. Nxc7 Ra7 16. Nce6 Nxd4 $1 $15 {Urvalov-Nadanian,A corr 1989}) 12... Nb6 13. Qh4 (13. Be2 {Ftacnik} Bf5 14. Qh4 Nc6 15. Bh6 e5 16. Ng5 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 Qe7 18. dxe5 Nd4 19. Rd1 c5 20. Rd2 b4 21. Nd1 Nd5 22. Bc4 Nf4 23. Nf7+ Rxf7 24. Qxf4 Be6 25. Qe4 {Portisch,L-Adorjan,A/Amsterdam IBM (15)/1971/0-1 (59)}) 13... Nc6 (13... Rxf3 {Ftacnik} 14. gxf3 Nc6 15. Bh6 Bf6 16. Bg5 Bxd4 17. O-O-O b4 18. Be3 Bxe3+ 19. fxe3 Qg8 20. Qe4 bxc3 21. Qxc6 cxb2+ 22. Kb1 h5 23. Bd3 {1-0 Rajkovic,D-Zakic,S/JUG-chT Tivat (05)/1995/ (35)}) 14. Bd3 $5 {TN [?15.?xg6]} (14. Bh6 e5 (14... Bf5 {Ftacnik} 15. Bxg7+ Kxg7 16. Be2 Qd6 17. O-O Rad8 18. Rfd1 Qf6 19. Qxf6+ Rxf6 20. Rac1 Rfd6 21. d5 Nb4 22. Nd4 N4xd5 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. Bf3 Nb4 25. Nxf5+ gxf5 26. Rxd6 Rxd6 27. Rxc7 Kf6 {½-½ Ostenstad,B-Sigfusson,S/Reykjavik op/1988/ (49)}) 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Bxg7+ Kxg7 17. Nxe5 Nxd4 18. O-O-O Bb7 19. f3 c5 {½ ½ Bronstein,D-Pein,M Wrexham 1995}) 14... Rxf3 $5 (14... e5 15. Bg5 (15. Ng5) 15... Qd6 16. Ne4 Qe6 $13) (14... Bf5 $5 15. Ng5 (15. Bxf5 Rxf5 16. Be3 e5) 15... h5 16. Bxf5 Rxf5 17. Ne6 Qd6 18. Nxg7 Kxg7 19. Be3 Nc4 $36) 15. gxf3 (15. Bxg6 $2 Qg8 16. gxf3 Bf6 17. Qe4 Qxg6 18. Qxc6 (18. Qxg6 hxg6 $17) 18... Qg2 19. Ke2 (19. Rf1 Bh3 $19) 19... Bd7 (19... Qxh1 20. Qe8+ Kg7 21. Bh6+ Kxh6 22. Rxh1 $16) 20. Qxc7 Qxh1 21. Qxb6 Bh3 $1 $40) 15... Nxd4 16. Be4 Bf5 $1 17. Be3 (17. Bxa8 Qxa8 $17 (17... Qxa8 18. Kf1 (18. Qxe7 Nxf3+ 19. Kd1 Bxc3 $19) 18... Qxf3 19. Rg1 (19. Kg1 Bh3 20. Qg3 Qd1+ $1 21. Nxd1 Ne2#) 19... Bd3+ 20. Ke1 Nc2+ 21. Kd2 Nc4+ 22. Qxc4 Bh6+ 23. Qf4 Bxf4#)) 17... c5 18. Bxd4 $1 {Eliminates the most dangerous enemy.} (18. O-O-O {Ftacnik} Bxe4 (18... Qg8 $6 19. Bxa8 Qxa2 20. Bxd4 (20. Nxa2 $2 Nb3#) (20. Be4 Qa1+ 21. Kd2 Qxb2+ 22. Ke1 Qxc3+ $40) 20... Qa1+ 21. Kd2 Qxb2+ 22. Ke1 Bxd4 (22... cxd4 23. Nd5 $1 Nxa8 24. Qxe7) 23. Ne2 Nxa8 24. Qxe7 $16) 19. Nxe4 Qg8 20. Kb1 Nc4 $132) 18... cxd4 (18... Bxd4 19. Bxa8 Bf6 20. Qf4 Qxa8 21. O-O $13) 19. Rd1 Rc8 (19... e5 {Ftacnik} 20. Qxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rg1 $10) 20. Rg1 $1 {[?21.?xg6]It`s appeares,that white king is safe enough in the center.} (20. O-O {Ftacnik} Qg8 21. Ne2 Bf6 22. Qh6 Bxe4 23. fxe4 Qxa2 24. Nxd4 Qxb2 $17) 20... Bf6 21. Qh6 Bg7 (21... Nc4 22. Nd5 Bg7 (22... Bxe4 23. fxe4 (23. Nxf6 exf6 24. fxe4 Kg8 $5 $36) 23... Bg7 24. Qh4 Nxb2 25. Nxe7 {with the creasy complications}) 23. Qh4 $13 (23. Qh4 Bxe4 (23... e6 {Ftacnik} 24. Ne7 Bf8) 24. fxe4 Nxb2 25. Nxe7 Nxd1 26. Nxg6+ Kg8 27. Ne7+ Kh8 28. Kxd1 $14)) 22. Qh4 Bf6 23. Qh6 Bg7 {The position is very duble edged.The opponents wisely decided to repeat the moves avoiding an extra risk.} 1/2-1/2