[Event "Global Chess League 2023"] [Site "Dubai UAE"] [Date "2023.06.25"] [Round "5.4"] [White "Koneru, Humpy"] [Black "Krush, Irina"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2567"] [BlackElo "2436"] [Annotator "Monokroussos,Dennis"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2023.06.22"] [EventType "team-tourn (rapid)"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "UAE"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1494"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2023.06.26"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2023.06.26"] [SourceQuality "2"] [WhiteTeam "Upgrad mumba masters"] [BlackTeam "SG Alpine Warriors"] {[%evp 0,101,25,26,13,-23,-11,-12,6,6,23,37,30,6,35,48,21,3,44,32,30,18,25,11,24,8,14,5,10,24,27,0,15,15,38,-7,15,3,-10,-40,-40,-41,-41,-60,-26,-122,75,478,483,488,488,561,590,40,39,29,51,28,13,15,19,19,7,7,0,0,19,8,8,5,5,4,18,0,0,0,0,0,19,17,20,0,29,33,25,27,31,31,30,17,33,23,33,33,33,39,45,21,39,27,54,26,33,31]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 h6 {An interesting idea Carlsen has played a few times, but its main exponent seems to be Nihal Sarin.} 5. e3 a6 6. b3 c5 7. Bb2 cxd4 8. exd4 b6 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O Be7 11. Qe2 O-O 12. Rad1 $146 (12. cxd5 exd5 13. Ne5 Re8 14. Rae1 Bd6 15. Qc2 Qc7 16. Na4 Nc6 17. Rc1 b5 18. Nc5 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 Rxe5 21. Qb2 d4 22. Nxb7 Qxb7 23. Qxd4 Rd5 24. Be4 Nxe4 25. Qxe4 Rad8 26. g3 {0-1 Vidit,S (2727)-Sasikiran,K (2640) Chess Super League Chess.com INT 2021 (4.2)}) 12... Nc6 13. Rfe1 Re8 14. h3 Bf8 15. Bb1 Rc8 16. Ne5 Na5 $2 (16... dxc4 17. bxc4 Qc7 $11) 17. Bd3 $2 (17. cxd5 $1 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Rd3 $16) 17... dxc4 18. bxc4 Qc7 (18... Nc6 $1 $11) 19. f4 (19. d5 $1) 19... Nd7 20. Nxd7 $2 (20. Ne4 $11) (20. Nxf7 $5 Kxf7 21. d5 Kg8 $1 22. dxe6 Nc5 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. cxd5 Nxd3 25. Rxd3 Nc4 26. Be5 Nxe5 27. fxe5 Qc4 $15) 20... Qxd7 21. Ne4 Qc7 $6 ({The greedy} 21... Nxc4 {was playable.} 22. Bxc4 (22. Nf6+ gxf6 23. Bxc4 Qd6 $17 {may look suspicious, but Black has everything under control.}) 22... Bxe4 23. Bxa6 Bb7 $17) 22. d5 $1 Nxc4 $2 {The wrong time.} (22... f5 $8 $11 {was an absolute must, clearing some room for defenders to reach the kingside.}) 23. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 24. Qg4+ Bg7 25. Bxf6 Qc5+ {Relying on the ...Qf8 resource to save the game, which is what happens. There is a beautiful refutation, however.} 26. Kh2 $2 $11 (26. Kh1 {was better, when Black is still in serious trouble after} Qf8 27. dxe6 fxe6 28. Ba1 $3 {This is just about as hard to spot as the best option on move 26.} Re7 29. Rxe6 Ne3 30. Qg6 $1 Qf7 31. Rxe7 Qxe7 32. Re1 {White will regain the piece (e.g. by taking twice on g7 and then on e3), obtaining what should be a winning endgame.}) ({But the very best move, which wins quickly and clearly, is} 26. Re3 $3 Qf8 (26... Qxe3+ 27. Kh1 {and now Black's queen cannot defend the Bg7, so it's mate next move (or in two, in case of a spite check on h3 or g1).}) 27. Rg3 {The main point of 26.Re3. A speedy mate is coming, but even if there wasn't a direct mate it's clear that Black's kingside is unsalvageable.} Re7 28. Qxg7+ Qxg7 29. Rxg7+ Kf8 (29... Kh8 30. Rg3#) 30. Bh7 Ke8 31. dxe6 fxe6 32. Rxe7+ Kf8 33. Rdd7 {and 34.Bg7# cannot be prevented.}) 26... Qf8 27. dxe6 fxe6 28. Bxg7 (28. Ba1 $2 Re7 $19 29. Rxe6 Ne3 30. Qg6 Qxf4+ {and because it comes with a check, Black will win:} 31. Kg1 Rf7 $19) 28... Qxg7 29. Qxg7+ Kxg7 30. Bxc4 Rxc4 31. Rd7+ Kf6 32. Rxb7 {White has regained the sacrificed piece, but the resulting ending is drawn.} b5 33. Rb6 Rxf4 34. Rxa6 Rf2 35. Kg1 Rc2 36. a3 Ra2 37. Rb6 Rxa3 38. Rxb5 {In the old days, a draw would be agreed here, but perhaps draw offers aren't allowed in this event. The game staggers on a bit longer, until the players engineer a repetition.} Ra6 39. Re3 e5 40. Kf2 Kf5 41. g4+ Kf6 42. Kf3 Rc6 43. Kg3 Rce6 44. Ra5 Kg6 45. Re4 Kg5 46. h4+ Kg6 47. Rb5 R8e7 48. Ra5 Re8 49. Rb5 R8e7 50. Ra5 Re8 51. Rb5 1/2-1/2