[Event "WCh 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.29"] [Round "14.1"] [White "Ding Liren"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E46"] [Annotator "Crowther,Mark"] [PlyCount "180"] [EventDate "2023.04.09"] {[%evp 0,180,29,29,14,-4,-6,-11,16,33,28,35,16,11,39,42,34,40,30,13,39,38,33,33,60,-12,22,-20,-62,-71,-42,-21,27,21,-26,-28,-48,-33,-12,-38,-46,-55,-57,-88,-88,-88,-42,-42,-47,-37,-46,-46,-46,-46,-46,-46,-46,-46,-46,-63,-63,-95,-84,-84,-92,-89,-96,-96,-69,-88,-74,-112,-112,-112,-64,-77,-49,-74,-74,-74,-74,-74,-74,-74,-84,-74,-74,-74,-69,-73,-74,-73,-61,-77,-42,-48,-85,-137,-117,-125,-118,-164,-127,-140,-125,-179,-139,-250,-250,-250,-232,-232,-232,-250,-223,-233,-232,-252,-232,-252,-223,-232,-149,-250,-176,-175,-106,-123,-129,-165,-165,-165,-168,-165,-160,-160,-160,-165,-160,-160,-160,-160,-160,-250,-160,-160,-160,-160,-160,-160,-152,-164,-164,-164,-164,-164,-164,-164,-164,-164,-164,-164,-164,-164,-133,-133,-118,-139,-112,-133,-2,-2,-2,-2,-2,-2,-2,-4,-2,-2,-3,-3,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. Nf3 c5 ({Relevant:} 7... Nbd7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 c6 10. Qc2 Bd6 11. g4 g6 12. h4 Nxg4 13. h5 Qf6 14. Ke2 Nb6 15. Rag1 c5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Rh4 Ne5 18. Rf4 Qe7 19. Nb5 Nbc4 20. Ng5 Nxd2 21. Qxd2 Bd7 22. Nc7 Rad8 23. Nxd5 Bg4+ 24. Rfxg4 Rxd5 25. hxg6 hxg6 26. Re4 Qf6 27. Qc3 Rfd8 28. Rxe5 Rxe5 29. Bc4 Rd7 30. Ne4 Qf5 31. Rxg6+ Qxg6 32. Qxe5 Qg4+ 33. f3 Qg2+ 34. Nf2 Bf8 35. Qf5 Re7 36. Bd3 Qg7 37. Ng4 {Firouzja,A (2778)-Giri,A (2760) Miami 2022 1/2-1/2}) 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Qc2 {[#]} dxc4 $146 {An excellent move. Black has equalised.} ({Predecessor:} 9... Nc6 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. b4 Bd6 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Be2 Be6 14. Nb5 Bb8 15. Bc3 Ne4 16. Ba1 a6 17. Qb2 f6 18. Nbd4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Bf7 20. O-O Qc7 21. g3 Qd7 22. Bf3 Be5 23. Qe2 Rfe8 24. Bb2 Nd6 25. Nb3 Qb5 26. Bxe5 Qxe2 27. Bxe2 fxe5 28. Bf3 d4 29. Nc5 Ra7 30. exd4 e4 31. Bg4 h5 32. Bh3 b6 33. Nd7 Nc4 34. Rfe1 Nxa3 35. d5 Nc2 36. Re2 Nxb4 37. d6 Rb7 38. f4 Nd5 39. Rc1 {Donchenko,A (2645) -Wojtaszek,R (2700) Terme Catez 2021 1/2-1/2 (72)}) 10. Bxc4 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Be7 12. Ng5 $2 {Ding got a bit over-excited. Nepomniachtchi didn't believe a word of this. What's black done wrong?} (12. e4) 12... h6 13. h4 Qc7 $1 {The one good move black has, but now white is already in trouble. This completely refutes white's conception and now he has to go right on the back foot.} 14. Be2 (14. Bb3) (14. Nce4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qc2) 14... Rd8 {Not bad but also definitely second best.} (14... b6 $1 15. Rc1 Qb8 16. Nge4 Bb7 17. O-O Rc8) 15. Rc1 Nf8 $11 (15... Qb8 {is the computer suggestion but not at all human.}) 16. Nge4 (16. Nf3 $11) 16... Nxe4 (16... Ne8) 17. Nxe4 Qxc2 18. Rxc2 Bd7 (18... b6) 19. Bb4 $6 {Absolutely no-one liked this move and the engines don't like it either.} (19. Rc7 Rab8 20. h5) 19... Bxb4+ 20. axb4 Bc6 21. Nc5 $6 {This was presumably Ding's idea but according to the engines there's a problem.} (21. Bf3) 21... Bxg2 22. Rg1 Bd5 (22... Bc6 23. b5 Bd5 24. e4 b6 $1 {Anand thought it was at least possible to find this at the board.}) 23. e4 {Now follows a good sequence of moves from both players.} Bc6 24. b5 Be8 25. Nxb7 Rd4 26. Rc4 Rd7 27. Nc5 Rc7 (27... Rd6 $5 28. e5 Rd5) 28. Rc3 Rac8 29. b4 (29. Nb7 $1 $11) 29... Nd7 30. Rcg3 $2 {Another move really disliked by commentators.} (30. Kd2) 30... Nxc5 (30... g6 {might be even better.}) 31. bxc5 Rxc5 {It turns out white is in a huge amount of trouble here.} 32. Rxg7+ Kf8 33. Bd3 Rd8 34. Ke2 $2 {This is losing.} (34. Rg8+ Ke7 35. Kd2 Bxb5 36. Rxd8 Kxd8 37. Bxb5 Rxb5 {with similar to the game.}) 34... Rc3 35. Rg8+ Ke7 36. R1g3 e5 $2 {Nepomniachtchi didn't think this could spoil anything. Unluckily for him white is almost forced to find the equalising idea by elimination, everything else is horrid.} (36... Rb3 {Just attacking the pawn wins.}) (36... Rd4 $5 37. b6 axb6 38. Rxe8+ Kxe8 39. Bb5+ Kf8 40. Rxc3 Rxe4+ 41. Kf1 Rxh4) 37. Rh8 Rd6 38. b6 $1 {and with one bound Ding gets to an endgame that's not very nice but objectively drawn.} Rxb6 39. Rxe8+ Kxe8 40. Bb5+ Rxb5 41. Rxc3 {Time control made and people were confidently predicting this would be a draw. It is drawn but white does have to show quite a bit of care.} Kd7 42. Rf3 Ke7 43. Rc3 a5 44. Rc7+ Kf6 45. Rc6+ Kg7 46. Ra6 (46. f4 exf4 47. Kf3 {might well have simplified matters.}) 46... Rb2+ 47. Kf3 Ra2 48. Kg3 {Ding has it all worked out. Things to note, f3 likely losing and h5 is probably bad too. Keeping the pawn on f3 stops the black king walking in on the black squares via e3 and f4 to take the h-pawn eventually. It's as deep as that.} h5 49. Ra8 Ra1 50. Kg2 a4 51. Ra5 f6 52. Kf3 a3 53. Ra6 Kf7 54. Ke3 Ke8 55. Ke2 Ke7 56. Kf3 Ra2 57. Ke3 Ra1 58. Ke2 Kf7 59. Kf3 Ra2 60. Ke3 Ke7 61. Kf3 Kd7 {Black has already decided that Ra1 and a2 doesn't win, now he wants to try getting in with the king, it costs him his extra pawn.} 62. Rxf6 Rb2 63. Ra6 Rb3+ 64. Kg2 Kc7 65. f4 $1 {Confidently played.} exf4 66. e5 Kb7 67. Ra4 Kc6 68. Ra6+ Kb5 69. Ra7 Kb6 70. Ra8 Kc5 71. Ra6 Kb5 72. Ra7 Kb6 73. Ra8 Kc6 74. Ra6+ Kd7 {Having discovered that the e-pawn offers enough counterplay if black goes forward to protect his a-pawn with the king he goes back. One last try.} 75. Kf2 Ke7 76. Kg2 Re3 77. Kf2 Rg3 78. Kf1 Rc3 79. Kf2 Re3 80. Kg2 Kd7 81. Kf2 Kc7 82. e6 {Again a positive drawing idea.} Kd8 83. Ra7 Ke8 84. Kg2 Rxe6 85. Rxa3 {Once the a-pawn has gone all winning chances have gone too.} Rg6+ 86. Kf2 Rg4 87. Ra5 Rxh4 88. Kf3 Ke7 89. Rf5 Ke6 90. Rxf4 Rxf4+ {They could have played to King vs King but Nepomniachtchi offered the draw here.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE World Championship 2023"] [Site "Astana"] [Date "2023.04.29"] [Round "14"] [White "Ding, Liren"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E46"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2795"] [Annotator "Europe-Echecs"] [PlyCount "180"] [EventDate "2023.04.09"] [EventType "match"] [EventCountry "KAZ"] [SourceTitle "europe-echecs.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 0,180,19,31,14,-14,3,-11,33,33,26,35,34,19,36,40,45,30,33,25,76,32,26,36,21,-1,-6,-59,-21,-89,-68,-44,-3,18,20,-27,-42,-35,-35,-52,-62,-52,-53,-91,-110,-104,-46,-50,-50,-32,-44,-44,-49,-53,-52,-67,-68,-62,-28,-72,-64,-99,-79,-72,-86,-89,-95,-84,-70,-75,-84,-87,-82,-91,-15,-49,-64,-114,-116,-90,-73,-79,-77,-74,-75,-75,-74,-75,-63,-63,-70,-75,-83,-67,-68,-85,-93,-117,-125,-115,-132,-154,-164,-170,-164,-167,-202,-248,-237,-248,-192,-248,-221,-265,-221,-227,-236,-265,-221,-265,-221,-236,-147,-265,-166,-187,-145,-137,-122,-151,-166,-192,-186,-186,-186,-198,-205,-205,-205,-205,-205,-150,-136,-256,-205,-205,-167,-154,-154,-205,-154,-172,-172,-172,-172,-172,-172,-172,-172,-172,-172,-172,-132,-172,-132,-132,-132,-132,-127,-132,-11,-5,0,0,0,-9,-11,-10,-5,-3,-2,-3,0] Fabiano Caruana : « Je pense que la prédiction la plus raisonnable est que ça va être un match nul et se jouer aux départages. »} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd2 $5 {Un nouveau coup comparé à la huitième partie du match.} (5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 d6 7. Ne2 c5 8. Ng3 Nc6 9. Ra2 b6 10. e4 Ba6 {½-½ (45) Ding Liren (2788)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2795) WCh 2023 Astana}) 5... d5 6. a3 Be7 7. Nf3 c5 $5 {Joué en seulement 26 secondes, Nepomniachtchi n'est apparemment pas surpris par la ligne choisie par Ding Liren.} ({On rencontre plus souvent le développement avec} 7... b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Rc1 c5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Bd3 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 {1-0 (49) Ding Liren (2806)-Praggnanandhaa,R (2642) Chessable Masters KO 2022 INT rapid}) 8. dxc5 {Selon Anish Giri : « Ding joue pour le gain. »} Bxc5 {Le maître international indien Venkat Saravanan remarquait : « C'est la deuxième fois d'affilée que Nepo joue une ouverture avec un tempo de moins !? »} 9. Qc2 {Viswanathan Anand : « Puisque les Blancs ont gagné le coup Fd2 gratuitement, peut-être qu'ils peuvent faire 9.Dc2 et 10.0-0-0!? »} dxc4 (9... Nc6 10. Rd1 (10. cxd5 exd5 11. Be2 Bg4 12. Rd1 Qe7 13. b4 Bb6 14. Na4 Ne4 15. O-O Bc7 16. Nc3 Rad8 17. Bc1 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Qe5 19. g3 Nxc3 20. Bb2 d4 21. Bxc6 Nxd1 22. Bxd4 Nxe3 {0-1 Norman,G-Sergeant,E Christmas Congress 1926/27-07 Premier Hastings Town Hall (2)}) 10... Qe7 11. b4 Bd6 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Be2 Be6 14. Nb5 Bb8 15. Bc3 {½-½ (72) Donchenko,A (2645)-Wojtaszek,R (2700) 23rd European Teams Terme Catez SLO 2021}) 10. Bxc4 Nbd7 {Fabiano Caruana : « On dirait que Ian a égalisé sans aucun problème. »} 11. Rd1 {Ding renonce au grand roque, et donc aux idées avec un h4 quelque part.} Be7 {Avec l'idée de continuer par 12...b6, même si c'est le quatrième coup de ce Fou.} ({L'immédiat} 11... b6 {permettait} 12. Ne4 Bb7 (12... Be7 $6 13. Nfg5 $1 {avec avantage blanc.}) 13. Nxc5 {et les Blancs seraient restés avec la paire de Fous. C'est certainement ce que Ian a voulu éviter.}) 12. Ng5 $5 {Avec une question : Ding Liren veut-il tout échanger, ou tenter le tout pour le tout avec un sacrifice de pièce, en cas de 12...h6, avec 13.h4!?} (12. e4 $1 {était le coup de la machine, avec une position blanche agréable.}) 12... h6 {Si les logiciels doutent d'une telle attaque primitive, Ian Nepomniachtchi a pris son temps avant de continuer ; 10 minutes. 1h27-1h39.} 13. h4 $5 {Et Ding Liren joue son va-tout ! Fabiano Caruana : « Ding a vu dans son esprit une image de lui sacrifiant des pièces pour devenir champion du monde avec un échec et mat ! » — Anish Giri : « Ce match est complètement fou. »} Qc7 $1 {Viswanathan Anand : « Je ne suis pas fan des Cg5 et h4 de Ding. » — Romain Édouard : « Je maintiens mon pronostic : Ding va faire tapis et Nepo va gagner. Je me souviens, lorsque j'ai demandé à Topalov pourquoi il avait forcé une position nulle avec les Blancs contre Anand lors de la dernière partie de leur match, pour finir par perdre, il a simplement répondu qu'Anand était un bien meilleur joueur que lui en rapide et blitz. »} ({Le Cavalier est bien entendu imprenable pour le moment.} 13... hxg5 $2 14. hxg5 Qc7 15. gxf6 Nxf6 16. Ne4 $1 $18) 14. Be2 $5 {Après 21 minutes. 0h57-1h30. Ding Liren aurait dû prendre en compte la phrase de Nikolai Vladimirovich Krogius (1930-2022) : « Il ne faut pas laisser sa propre ambition faire des Échecs un jeu de hasard. » parce que même si tout peut encore arriver, sa position n'est pas très bonne.} (14. Bb3 Qc6 {était la suite de Sesse.net avec un petit -0.33.}) 14... Rd8 {L'idée est de placer un Cavalier en f8 et d'éliminer tous les mats en h7.} (14... b6 $1 {était plus précis selon Sesse.net.}) 15. Rc1 {Avec la menace 16.Cd5!.} Nf8 ({La première ligne de la machine était ici :} 15... Qb8 16. g4 b6 17. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 18. g5 {avec de grandes complications.}) 16. Nge4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 $5 (17. Qxe4 {était sans doute meilleur, avec une position proche de l'égalité selon Fabiano Caruana.}) 17... Qxc2 18. Rxc2 Bd7 {La menace d'un orage est passée et la position est égale.} 19. Bb4 $5 {Un coup inattendu, alors que le placement de la Tour en c7 semblait plus logique.} Bxb4+ 20. axb4 {Une décision audacieuse de Ding d'échanger les Fous de cases noires au prix des pions doublés. Fabiano Caruana pense que les dommages structurels sont supportables, mais s'inquiète de savoir si Ding aura le temps de consolider.} Bc6 {0h41-1h07} 21. Nc5 $5 {[%csl Gc6,Rg2] Ding Liren refuse de se contenter d'une position équilibrée et jette de l'huile sur le feu. Fabiano Caruana : « Ding prend des décisions folles et responsables alors qu'une défaite signifie la perte du match. »} Bxg2 {Ian Nepomniachtchi n'a pas hésité longtemps avant de prendre le pion généreusement offert.} 22. Rg1 Bd5 $5 {En 12 secondes seulement.} (22... Bc6 $1 {était plus précis.}) 23. e4 {En 21 secondes. Viswanathan Anand : « Les deux joueurs ont été très fragiles avec les Blancs dans les parties 13 et 14. Selon moi, il semble que le problème c'est de s'installer devant l'échiquier avec deux esprits, comme l'a si bien dit Mikhail Tal. C'est comme si votre tête voulait faire un match nul, mais que votre main décide de jouer une partie normale. »} Bc6 24. b5 {La décision de Ding Liren de jouer de manière aussi agressive semble avoir été prise avant la partie. Coûte que coûte, le Chinois cherche à maintenir la pression. Une attitude très risquée, même si Sesse.net n'accorde qu'un insignifiant -0.07 aux Noirs.} Be8 {0h40-0h43} 25. Nxb7 {Et Ding Liren récupère le pion sacrifié a tempo.} Rd4 26. Rc4 ({La machine aurait joué un « truc » bizarre par} 26. h5 $5 Rxe4 27. Nd6 Rd4 28. Nc8) 26... Rd7 27. Nc5 Rc7 (27... Rdd8 {aurait pu mener à une répétition.}) ({La variante des machines était} 27... Rd6 28. e5 Rd5 29. Ne4 $1 Rxe5 (29... Rxb5 30. Nf6+ Kh8 31. Nxe8 Rxe8 32. Rc7 Rxb2 33. Rxf7 Rb1+ 34. Bd1 g6 35. Rxa7 $11) 30. Nf6+ Kh8 31. Nxe8 Rxe8 32. Rc7 $11) 28. Rc3 {Simple et fort pour défendre le pion b5.} Rac8 29. b4 $5 (29. Nb7 $1 {était difficile à envisager pour un humain.} Rxc3 30. bxc3 Rxc3 31. Kd2 Rc7 32. Nd6 Bd7 33. h5 $11) 29... Nd7 30. Rcg3 $5 {Ding Liren prend tous les risques !} Nxc5 $5 (30... g6 $1 {était meilleur.} 31. h5 Nxc5 32. bxc5 Rxc5 33. hxg6 fxg6 $17 34. Rxg6+ $5 Bxg6 35. Rxg6+ Kf7 36. Rxh6) 31. bxc5 Rxc5 32. Rxg7+ Kf8 33. Bd3 Rd8 34. Ke2 $2 {Une faute qui va coûter très cher au Chinois.} (34. Kd2 $1 {était le bon coup.} Bxb5 $6 (34... Rxb5 $2 35. Rg8+ Ke7 36. Rxe8+ Kxe8 37. Rg8+ Ke7 38. Rxd8 Rb2+ 39. Kc3 Rxf2 40. Rh8 $16) 35. Rg8+ Ke7 36. Rxd8 Kxd8 37. Bxb5 Rxb5 38. Rg8+ Ke7 39. Ra8 $11) 34... Rc3 $1 {Et Sesse.net affiche un terrible -2.50 !} 35. Rg8+ Ke7 {Ian Nepomniachtchi a remis sa veste.} 36. R1g3 e5 $2 {« Chassez le naturel, il revient au galop. » Une imprécision jouée en seulement 1 minute et 45 secondes, qui perd une grande partie de l'avantage. Une erreur récurrente chez le Russe. Fabiano Caruana : « Je pense que Ian aurait beaucoup profité d'avoir quelqu'un pour lui rappeler pendant la partie que c'est un match de championnat du monde. »} (36... Rb3 $1 37. Rh8 Rd4 38. Bc2 Rb2 39. Rc3 Rxe4+ $19 {et le Russe pouvait se préparer à être couronné champion du monde d'échecs.}) 37. Rh8 $1 Rd6 38. b6 $1 {Avec seulement 3 minutes et 21 secondes à le pendule contre 13 minutes pour les Noirs.} Rxb6 39. Rxe8+ Kxe8 40. Bb5+ Rxb5 41. Rxc3 {Le contrôle du temps est passé, avec une heure supplémentaire. Viswanathan Anand : « Maintenant, Ding devrait pouvoir tenir assez simplement. »} Kd7 42. Rf3 Ke7 43. Rc3 a5 44. Rc7+ Kf6 45. Rc6+ Kg7 46. Ra6 Rb2+ 47. Kf3 Ra2 48. Kg3 $6 (48. h5 $1 $11 {était le plus précis.}) 48... h5 $1 49. Ra8 Ra1 {Avec, ici, une longue et inquiétante réflexion de Ding Liren.} 50. Kg2 {Après 22 minutes et 36 secondes. Ding Liren décide de ne rien faire ; c'est sans doute le mieux.} a4 51. Ra5 f6 {On remarque que si les Blancs avaient joué 48.h5!, le Roi noir serait confiné sur deux rangées. 0h18-0h50. Malgré l'infime avantage accordé aux Noirs par les machines, cette finale n'est pas si facile à défendre.} 52. Kf3 a3 53. Ra6 {Susan Polgar : « Je ne comprends vraiment pas. Même dans une position relativement inoffensive, Ding se complique la vie sans raison. C'est encore une nulle technique mais plus difficile. »} Kf7 54. Ke3 Ke8 55. Ke2 {Sans les treize parties qui ont précédé, nous serions tous convaincus de la nulle. Cependant, dans le cas présent, après plusieurs retournements de situation, nous ne sommes sûrs de rien et nous avons même l'impression que les deux joueurs peuvent gaffer horriblement.} ({Évidemment pas} 55. Rxf6 $4 a2 56. Ra6 Re1+ 57. Kd2 a1=Q {0-1}) 55... Ke7 56. Kf3 Ra2 57. Ke3 {Viswanathan Anand : « La position est toujours nulle, mais Nepo va faire en sorte que Ding prouve qu'il sait comment faire. »} Ra1 58. Ke2 Kf7 59. Kf3 Ra2 60. Ke3 Ke7 {Dans cette position en apparence anodine, les Blancs n'ont qu'un seul coup pour maintenir l'égalité.} 61. Kf3 $1 {Et c'est celui-là.} Kd7 {Cette fois il faut prendre le pion f6.} 62. Rxf6 Rb2 63. Ra6 Rb3+ {On voit à nouveau l'inconvénient pour les Blancs de ne pas avoir joué le pion en h5. L'activité de leur Roi est limité.} 64. Kg2 Kc7 {Avec encore un « seul coup » à trouver pour Ding.} 65. f4 $1 {Et c'est aussi celui-là.} (65. Ra5 $4 Kb6 66. Ra8 Kc5 $19 {et les Noirs gagnent.}) 65... exf4 66. e5 $1 {Encore un « seul coup ». « Les finales de Tours sont toujours nulles. » a dit Xavier Tartakover (1887-1956), sans doute, mais à condition de les jouer correctement.} Kb7 67. Ra4 {Fabiano Caruana : « Je ne pense pas que ce soit garanti que Ding fasse match nul dans cette partie... Les Blancs sont pratiquement au bord du gouffre !} Kc6 {Viswanathan Anand : « S'il y a un départage, cela sera sans jour de repos. Lors des matchs précédents il y avait une journée de repos avant. On peut donc ajouter l'épuisement au bilan que ce match a dû imposer aux deux joueurs. »} 68. Ra6+ $5 {Avec seulement 5 minutes (+ 30 secondes par coup) contre plus de 30 minutes pour Ian.} ({Et non pas} 68. Rxf4 $4 Kd5 69. Ra4 Kxe5 70. Kf2 Kd5 71. Ke2 Rg3 72. Kd2 a2 73. Kc2 Rg2+ 74. Kb3 Ke5 $19) ({Viswanathan Anand après 68.Ta6+!? : « Pourquoi s'embêter ?} 68. e6 $1 {et 69.Ta6+ étaient si simples. Le Roi blanc a suffisamment de cases sur la 2e rangée. La fatigue des joueurs est constamment affichée. »}) 68... Kb5 69. Ra7 Kb6 70. Ra8 Kc5 71. Ra6 {Viswanathan Anand : « Je suis épuisé rien qu'à les regarder ! »} Kb5 72. Ra7 Kb6 73. Ra8 Kc6 74. Ra6+ (74. e6 Kd6 75. Ra6+ $11) 74... Kd7 75. Kf2 Ke7 76. Kg2 Re3 77. Kf2 Rg3 78. Kf1 Rc3 79. Kf2 Re3 80. Kg2 Kd7 81. Kf2 Kc7 82. e6 {Depuis plusieurs coups Ding Liren joue très vite et remonte au temps avec 8 minutes contre 13 pour Ian Nepomniachtchi.} Kd8 83. Ra7 Ke8 84. Kg2 Rxe6 85. Rxa3 Rg6+ 86. Kf2 Rg4 87. Ra5 Rxh4 88. Kf3 Ke7 89. Rf5 Ke6 90. Rxf4 Rxf4+ {Il ne fait aucun doute que Ian Nepomniachtchi, emporté par son élan, a joué de manière désinvolte et a laissé passer une occasion d'être sacré champion du monde avec son 36...e5?. La dernière partie classique entre le Russe Ian Nepomniachtchi et le Chinois Ding Liren s'étant achevée sur un match nul, le titre de champion du monde se jouera donc dimanche 30 avril en quatre parties rapides, voire en blitz si affinités.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE World Chess Championship 2023"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.04.29"] [Round "14"] [White "Ding, Liren"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E46"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2795"] [Annotator "rafael"] [PlyCount "180"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:900+30"] {[%evp 0,180,19,21,25,-7,10,10,33,26,26,34,31,19,33,28,28,28,28,14,36,27,24,18,40,-6,-9,-21,-67,-78,-43,-43,20,17,-37,-33,-28,-27,-26,-47,-50,-51,-52,-102,-102,-102,-52,-52,-52,-39,-44,-37,-43,-39,-40,-28,-28,-46,-44,-66,-68,-93,-84,-89,-85,-85,-93,-103,-58,-82,-85,-86,-86,-91,-64,-50,-72,-79,-77,-75,-75,-75,-75,-75,-74,-75,-75,-74,-75,-67,-67,-65,-74,-81,-81,-95,-94,-115,-134,-134,-142,-164,-167,-167,-212,-248,-248,-265,-265,-265,-166,-265,-221,-265,-236,-225,-224,-265,-224,-265,-224,-224,-147,-265,-178,-177,-122,-129,-136,-169,-169,-186,-167,-167,-167,-167,-154,-205,-167,-154,-154,-154,-154,-244,-154,-154,-153,-153,-154,-154,-154,-172,-172,-172,-172,-172,-172,-172,-172,-172,-172,-172,-132,-172,-132,-132,-131,-132,-126,-132,0,0,0,0,0,-10,-3,-3,-2,-3,-3,-2,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd2 {Once again a new opening is played in the match.} d5 6. a3 {A somewhat offbeat move order, but it has been played by Ding and other elite players. 6.Nf3 is more popular.} (6. Nf3) 6... Be7 7. Nf3 c5 {Nepomniachtchi chooses the second most popular move, immediately hitting the center and inviting exchanges.} (7... b6 {was played against Ding in a rapid game in 2022.} 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Rc1 c5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Bd3 Bg4 {Black has a good position, but White eventually won the game. Ding-Praggnanandhaa, Chessable Masters (rapid) 2022.}) 8. dxc5 Bxc5 {This is a typical position from the Queen's Gambit when White's bishop is on f4, obviously a better square. With the bishop on d2, the chances of an advantage are more limited.} 9. Qc2 dxc4 {This natural move is a new one. The trend of the match is seen once again: the game is out of the known theoretical paths early on, even when a major opening is played.} (9... Nc6 10. Rd1 Qe7 {was played in Donchenko-Wojtaszek, Terme Catez 2021.}) 10. Bxc4 Nbd7 $1 {[%c_effect d7;square;d7;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] An accurate move. This is the best way to develop the pieces.} (10... b6 $6 {[%c_effect b6;square;b6;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} 11. Ne4 $1 {[%c_effect e4;square;e4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] is unpleasant.}) (10... Nc6 $6 {[%c_effect c6;square;c6;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. Ne4 {is better for White. This plan with Ne4-Bc3 is a good way to give life to the bishop on d2.}) 11. Rd1 Be7 $6 {[%c_effect e7;square;e7;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] This move is not the best. Black should not lose time before finishing development.} (11... b6 $1 {[%c_effect b6;square;b6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] is better.} 12. Ne4 Bb7 $1 {[%c_effect b7;square;b7;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Black allows the bishop to be captured in order to accelerate the development.} 13. Nxc5 Nxc5 14. Bc3 Qe7 {The knight goes to e4 and the position is equal.}) 12. Ng5 $6 {[%c_effect g5;square;g5;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] The start of a superficial plan. The best way to fight for the initiative is to play with e3-e4, either immediately or after castling.} (12. e4 {White opens the diagonal of the bishop and prepares e4-e5.} Qc7 {This is nearly forced, in order to avoid the advance of the e-pawn.} 13. Nb5 Qb8 {Here White has many possible ways to play. The position is very rich.}) (12. O-O {Maybe this is even more accurate, following my motto: \"when in doubt, just castle.\" The plan is e3-e4 next.}) 12... h6 13. h4 {Ding has already played a similar plan in this match, when in the eighth game, also a Nimzo-Indian, he left a bishop hanging on g5. In that game, the h4-move was more dangerous. Here the knight on g5 is not particularly dangerous and Black can develop the pieces without major worries.} (13. Nge4 b6 {is good for Black as well.}) 13... Qc7 14. Be2 (14. Bb3 {looks more natural, keeping some pressure on e6 and threatening some Nd5 tricks. However, after} Qc6 $1 {[%c_effect c6;square;c6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Black has a good position.} (14... b6 $4 {[%c_effect b6;square;b6;type;Blunder;persistent;true]} 15. Nd5 $1 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]})) 14... Rd8 $6 {[%c_effect d8;square;d8;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] A natural defending move, planning to bring the knight to f8 and to protect the king. But there's a better option.} (14... b6 $1 {[%c_effect b6;square;b6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 15. Rc1 Qb8 $1 {[%c_effect b8;square;b8;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] This is an important and difficult move since it places the queen in an unnatural square. If White follows the attack with} 16. Nce4 Bb7 17. Nxf6+ Nxf6 18. Bc3 {Black gets a good position after} Rc8 $1 {[%c_effect c8;square;c8;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]}) 15. Rc1 {Unpinning the c3-knight.} Nf8 {Following the plan started with the previous move.} (15... b6 $6 {[%c_effect b6;square;b6;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} 16. Nd5 $1 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]}) 16. Nge4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 (17. Qxe4 {Capturing with the queen is also possible.} Qd6 18. Rc2 Bd7 19. Qxb7 Bc6 20. Qa6 Bxg2 21. Qxd6 Bxd6 22. Rg1 Bb7 {with an equal endgame.}) 17... Qxc2 18. Rxc2 Bd7 19. Bb4 $6 {[%c_effect b4;square;b4;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} (19. Rc7 Rab8 20. Nc5 Rbc8 $1 {[%c_effect c8;square;c8;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 21. Rxc8 Bxc8 {is close to a draw, but Black has the more comfortable position.}) 19... Bxb4+ 20. axb4 Bc6 21. Nc5 $6 {[%c_effect c5;square;c5;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] White is in trouble after this move.} (21. Bf3 Ng6 22. Nd2 Ne5 23. Bxc6 Nxc6 24. b5 {The position is better for Black and it looks dangerous to the human eyes, but the machine shows a draw can be achieved.}) 21... Bxg2 22. Rg1 Bd5 (22... Bc6 $1 {[%c_effect c6;square;c6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] is the most precise way to continue.} 23. b5 Bd5 24. e4 b6 $1 {[%c_effect b6;square;b6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] This is the point.} 25. exd5 bxc5 26. Rxc5 exd5 {with good winning chances for Black.}) 23. e4 Bc6 24. b5 Be8 25. Nxb7 Rd4 {White has not equalized yet and the position is still dangerous.} 26. Rc4 (26. Nc5 $2 {[%c_effect c5;square;c5;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} Rb4 {loses a pawn.}) 26... Rd7 27. Nc5 Rc7 (27... Rd6 $5 {[%c_effect d6;square;d6;type;Interesting;persistent;true] is also possible.} 28. e5 (28. Rc3 Ng6 $1 {[%c_effect g6;square;g6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]}) 28... Rd5 29. Ne4 $1 {[%c_effect e4;square;e4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] with good drawing chances, for instance:} Ng6 (29... Rxe5 30. Nf6+ Kh8 31. Nxe8 Rxe8 32. Rc7) 30. h5 Nxe5 31. Nf6+ Kf8 32. Nxd5 Nxc4 33. Nc7 $1 {[%c_effect c7;square;c7;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} Rc8 34. Nxe8 Kxe8 35. Rxg7) 28. Rc3 Rac8 29. b4 Nd7 30. Rcg3 $2 {[%c_effect g3;square;g3;type;Mistake;persistent;true] A serious mistake.} (30. Kd2 $1 {[%c_effect d2;square;d2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} Nxc5 31. bxc5 Rxc5 32. Rgc1 Rxc3 33. Rxc3 Rb8 (33... Rxc3 34. Kxc3 {White's king is too active and guarantees a draw.}) 34. Rc5 {White can continue with f4,e5,Kc3 with an active position and a likely draw.}) 30... Nxc5 $6 {[%c_effect c5;square;c5;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} (30... g6 $1 {[%c_effect g6;square;g6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] is better. Black wins a pawn and gets serious chances in the endgame. If White decides to exchange knights, then after} 31. Nxd7 Rxd7 $1 {[%c_effect d7;square;d7;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 32. Bd3 Rd4 {the position falls apart.}) 31. bxc5 Rxc5 32. Rxg7+ Kf8 33. Bd3 Rd8 $6 {[%c_effect d8;square;d8;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} (33... Ke7 {is a natural way to play.} 34. Rg8 Rc3 35. Kd2 Ra3 {White still has to solve some problems before getting a draw.}) 34. Ke2 $2 {[%c_effect e2;square;e2;type;Mistake;persistent;true] This mistake places Ding on the verge of defeat.} (34. Kd2 $1 {[%c_effect d2;square;d2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} Bxb5 35. Rg8+ Ke7 36. Rxd8 Kxd8 37. Bxb5 Rxb5 38. Rg8+ Ke7 39. Ra8 {with the same ending we will see later in the game.}) 34... Rc3 $1 {[%c_effect c3;square;c3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 35. Rg8+ Ke7 36. R1g3 e5 $2 {[%c_effect e5;square;e5;type;Mistake;persistent;true] This throws away a big portion of the advantage.} (36... Rdxd3 $2 {[%c_effect d3;square;d3;type;Mistake;persistent;true] The idea is to capture on b5 on the next move, but it doesn't work due to} 37. Rxe8+ $1 {[%c_effect e8;square;e8;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} Kxe8 38. Rxd3 {with a draw.}) (36... Rb3 $1 {[%c_effect b3;square;b3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Black improves the rook and prepares to bring the other one with Rd4. The position is probably lost for White, for example:} 37. Rh8 Rd4 $1 {[%c_effect d4;square;d4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 38. Rxh6 $2 {[%c_effect h6;square;h6;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} Rdxd3 39. Rxd3 Bxb5) 37. Rh8 Rd6 (37... Rb3 38. Rgg8 $1 {[%c_effect g8;square;g8;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} Rb2+ 39. Ke3 Rb3 40. Ke2 {White is saved.}) 38. b6 $1 {[%c_effect b6;square;b6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] An excellent move, forcing a rook endgame that should be a draw.} Rxb6 (38... axb6 {is possible, but also a draw.} 39. Rxe8+ Kxe8 40. Bb5+ Rcc6 41. Rg8+ Ke7 42. Bxc6 Rxc6 43. Rb8 {White's rook is too active.}) 39. Rxe8+ Kxe8 40. Bb5+ Rxb5 41. Rxc3 {With an active rook and some weaknesses to attack, White should be able to make a draw. This is never very easy in practice, but Ding certainly was relieved when this endgame arrived on the board.} Kd7 42. Rf3 Ke7 43. Rc3 a5 44. Rc7+ Kf6 45. Rc6+ Kg7 46. Ra6 {As every schoolboy knows, the rook should be placed behind the passed pawn.} Rb2+ 47. Kf3 Ra2 48. Kg3 (48. h5 {Deserves consideration.}) 48... h5 49. Ra8 Ra1 50. Kg2 a4 51. Ra5 f6 52. Kf3 a3 53. Ra6 Kf7 54. Ke3 (54. Kg2 {I expected the king to go back to this file, but I guess it doesn't make much difference.}) 54... Ke8 (54... Rh1 55. Rxa3 Rxh4 56. Ra8 {This endgame is very easy for White to defend.}) 55. Ke2 Ke7 56. Kf3 Ra2 57. Ke3 Ra1 58. Ke2 Kf7 59. Kf3 Ra2 60. Ke3 Ke7 61. Kf3 {At this moment I thought the game wouldn´t last long, but there are some practical chances left.} Kd7 $1 {[%c_effect d7;square;d7;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Nepomniachtchi gives the f6-pawn as a last attempt to create winning chances.} 62. Rxf6 Rb2 63. Ra6 Rb3+ 64. Kg2 Kc7 65. f4 $1 {[%c_effect f4;square;f4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] The only drawing move. White must create counterplay before the opponent's king comes to the queenside.} exf4 66. e5 Kb7 67. Ra4 Kc6 68. Ra6+ {Also leads to a draw. A possible continuation is:} (68. Rxf4 $2 {[%c_effect f4;square;f4;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} Kd5 {is winning for Black.}) (68. e6 Kd6 69. Ra6+ Ke7 70. Kf2 Kf6 71. Kg2 Re3 72. Kf2 Kf5 73. e7 Rxe7 74. Rxa3 Kg4 75. Ra8 Kxh4 76. Rg8 {with a theoretical draw.}) 68... Kb5 69. Ra7 Kb6 70. Ra8 Kc5 71. Ra6 Kb5 72. Ra7 Kb6 73. Ra8 Kc6 74. Ra6+ Kd7 75. Kf2 Ke7 76. Kg2 Re3 77. Kf2 {Black is unable to make progress.} Rg3 78. Kf1 Rc3 79. Kf2 Re3 80. Kg2 Kd7 81. Kf2 Kc7 82. e6 Kd8 83. Ra7 Ke8 84. Kg2 {The draw is clear now.} Rxe6 85. Rxa3 Rg6+ 86. Kf2 Rg4 87. Ra5 Rxh4 88. Kf3 Ke7 89. Rf5 Ke6 90. Rxf4 Rxf4+ {A fitting end to the magnificent classical part of the match. The games had many mistakes, this is true, but both players went for the win in every game, they gave their hearts and won many fans around the world during this duel. To me it's a pity that all this will come to an end with rapid games, but I suppose there's no better way to decide the winner. I'm sure tomorrow will be full of thrillers and I want to say thanks and good luck to both players.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Nepo - Ding, WCC 2023: Game 14 - Liren v"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2023.04.29"] [Round "?"] [White "Ding Liren"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E46"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/rowrulz"] [PlyCount "163"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] {[%evp 0,163,25,32,38,26,4,4,31,31,23,17,17,21,28,30,29,26,18,24,24,18,14,16,51,0,0,-24,-31,-43,-43,-37,-7,-12,-12,-32,-27,-27,-20,-53,-52,-52,-52,-105,-101,-83,-44,-44,-44,-46,-44,-44,-44,-44,-44,-44,-49,-61,-31,-65,-74,-86,-101,-101,-101,-101,-106,-106,-58,-81,-95,-103,-88,-117,-72,-72,-72,-75,-75,-75,-75,-75,-75,-75,-75,-75,-75,-75,-67,-69,-81,-78,-69,-78,-81,-102,-110,-124,-123,-124,-123,-193,-183,-183,-180,-265,-265,-265,-265,-265,-197,-265,-232,-265,-233,-236,-235,-265,-220,-265,-233,-235,-147,-265,-169,-164,-136,-136,-137,-166,-158,-154,-154,-154,-153,-153,-154,-154,-153,-153,-154,-153,-157,-244,-154,-154,-153,-153,-153,-154,-153,-172,-172,-172,-172,-172,-172,-172,-172,-172,-172,-172,-172,-172,-132,-126]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:08] Ding returns to the Nimzo which he tested in game} Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd2 {No 5.a3 this time. 5.Bd2 is a quiet looking move which I think used to be considered a bit naive, but is now considered a fighting choice} d5 6. a3 (6. Nf3 {Is much more common} b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Rc1 a6 11. Ne5 {Is a typical line}) 6... Be7 (6... Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Ne4 8. Rc1 $14) 7. Nf3 c5 {Black forces the issue} (7... b6 {Would lead to very tense fighting positions}) 8. dxc5 (8. cxd5 cxd4 9. Nxd4 exd5 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. O-O {Would be one natural continuation}) 8... Bxc5 9. Qc2 (9. b4 Be7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Nc6 12. b5 Na5 13. Nd4 Nc4 14. O-O Bg4 {Looks fine for black}) 9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nbd7 {Caruana: Nepo has equalised very comfortably.} 11. Rd1 Be7 {Played after 3 minutes} (11... b6 12. Ne4 Bb7 13. Nxc5 Nxc5 14. Bc3 Qe7 {Black's pieces are active enough to compensate for the bishop pair}) 12. Ng5 $2 {This just doesn't seem to work} (12. e4 {This appears to be the way to go but requires white to play sharply and accurately after ...Qc7} Qc7 13. Nb5 Qb8 14. O-O Ne5 15. Be2) 12... h6 13. h4 (13. Nge4 {This operation makes no sense} b6 14. O-O Bb7 {[%csl Rd2] With white's misplaced d2 bishop black could take over the initiative}) 13... Qc7 $1 (13... b6 $2 14. Nce4 Bb7 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Bc3 $18 {[%CAl Gc3f6,Gc2h7]}) 14. Be2 {Ding abandons any attacking play and looks to minimise the damage} (14. Bb3 Qc6 {Defending against Nd5 ideas and attacking g2} (14... b6 $2 15. Nd5 $1) 15. e4 (15. Nf3 {Would be strategic defeat though perhaps not objectively a complete disaster yet !})) (14. Ba2 b6 15. Bb1 Qc6 {cutting out Nd5. If white can't attack here then his position risks becoming a shambles with the king in the centre and black ready to play a bunch of natural strengthening moves, not to mention the pressure on g2} (15... Bb7 $2 16. Nd5 $1) 16. Nge4 Ba6 $17) 14... Rd8 15. Rc1 {Protecting the queen} Nf8 (15... Qb8 {The engine prefers to keep queens on the board - here things could get a bit wild after} 16. g4 b6 17. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 18. g5) 16. Nge4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 (17. Qxe4) 17... Qxc2 18. Rxc2 Bd7 {The position is perhaps slightly easier for black to play} 19. Bb4 $6 {This doesn't seem necessary} (19. h5 {Prepares castles now the h-pawn is not attacked} Bc6 (19... Rac8 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Bc3 f5 22. Nd2 Nh7) 20. Bf3 Nd7 21. Bc3 Rac8 22. O-O) (19. Rc7 Rab8) 19... Bxb4+ 20. axb4 Bc6 21. Nc5 (21. Bf3 Ng6 {is a bit awkward for white with ...Ne5 in the air}) 21... Bxg2 22. Rg1 Bd5 (22... Bc6 $5 {contains an interesting tactical point} 23. b5 Bd5 24. e4 b6 $1 25. exd5 bxc5 26. Rxc5 Rxd5 27. Rxd5 exd5 $17 {White faces an uphill battle to draw} 28. Kd2 {[%CAl Gg1a1]} Rb8 $1 {Black prepares to defend the pawn from the side} 29. Ra1 Rb7 30. Ra6 Ne6) 23. e4 Bc6 (23... b6 24. exd5 bxc5 25. bxc5 exd5 26. b4 {white gets compensation for the pawn}) 24. b5 Be8 {after a 13 minute think} (24... Bd7 25. Nxb7 Rdc8 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Kd2 {White could end up better here if white stabilises a knight on d6}) 25. Nxb7 Rd4 {White has several ways to sacrifice a pawn here or can choose the more solid Rc4} (25... Rd7 26. Na5 Ng6) 26. Rc4 (26. h5 Rxe4 27. Nd6 Rd4 28. Nc8 {with a curious position!}) (26. f3 $2 Rb8 27. Nc5 Bxb5 $17) (26. e5 Rxh4 27. Rg3 Ng6 28. Rc5 {white's pieces are becoming active, but everything is very comcrete}) 26... Rd7 {...Rc4...Rd7 is quite subtle and the engine's choice. The white rook has been dragged to c4 which makes some differences} (26... Rxc4 27. Bxc4 {Looks fine for white}) 27. Nc5 Rc7 28. Rc3 Rac8 (28... Ng6 29. Na6 (29. Rxg6 $5 fxg6 30. Nxe6)) 29. b4 (29. Nb7 Rxc3 30. bxc3 Rxc3 31. Kd2) 29... Nd7 30. Rcg3 (30. Kd2 Nxc5 31. bxc5 Rxc5 32. Rgc1 Rxc3 33. Rxc3 Rb8 34. Rc5 Kf8 35. e5 Bd7) 30... Nxc5 31. bxc5 Rxc5 32. Rxg7+ Kf8 33. Bd3 Rd8 34. Ke2 $6 (34. Kd2 $1) 34... Rc3 35. Rg8+ Ke7 36. R1g3 e5 $6 (36... Rb3 $1 {would have left white on the brink}) 37. Rh8 Rd6 (37... Rb3 38. Rgg8 $10) 38. b6 Rxb6 39. Rxe8+ Kxe8 40. Bb5+ Rxb5 41. Rxc3 {The commentary was frankly annoying at this stage talking about the position like it is an easy draw. The game shows it was anything but} Kd7 42. Rf3 Ke7 43. Rc3 a5 44. Rc7+ Kf6 45. Rc6+ Kg7 46. Ra6 (46. h5) 46... Rb2+ 47. Kf3 Ra2 48. Kg3 h5 49. Ra8 Ra1 50. Kg2 a4 51. Ra5 f6 52. Kf3 a3 53. Ra6 Kf7 54. Ke3 Ke8 55. Ke2 Ke7 56. Kf3 Ra2 57. Ke3 Ra1 58. Ke2 Kf7 59. Kf3 Ra2 60. Ke3 Ke7 61. Kf3 {only move, though an obvious one} (61. Ra7+ $2 Kd6 62. Ra6+ Kc5 63. Rxf6 Rc2 64. Ra6 a2 {[%CAl Gc5b4,Gb4b3] black wins}) (61. f3 $2 Kd7 62. Kd3 Ra1 63. Kc2 a2 64. Kb2 Rf1 65. Rxa2 Rxf3 $19) 61... Kd7 62. Rxf6 Rb2 63. Ra6 Rb3+ 64. Kg2 Kc7 65. f4 $1 {only move !} exf4 66. e5 Kb7 67. Ra4 Kc6 68. Ra6+ (68. e6 {also draws} Kd6 69. Ra6+ Ke7 70. Kf2 Kf6 71. Kg2 Re3 72. Kf2 Kf5 73. e7 Kg4 74. Rxa3 Rxe7 {is a tablebase draw but defending this f+h endgame 2 pawns down is no-one's idea of fun !}) (68. Rxf4 $2 Kd5 {seems to be winning for black - thought it's still tricky} 69. Kf2 Kxe5 70. Ra4 Rb2+ 71. Ke3 a2 72. Ra7 Kd5 73. Kd3 Rh2 74. Ra5+ Kd6 75. Kc3 Ke6 76. Kb3 Kf6 77. Kc3 Rh3+ 78. Kb2 Rxh4 79. Kxa2 Kg6) 68... Kb5 (68... Kd5 69. e6 Re3 70. Kf2) 69. Ra7 Kb6 (69... Kc4 70. e6 Re3 71. e7 Kb3 72. Rb7+ Ka2 73. Kf2 {looks scary for white but black can't make progress}) 70. Ra8 Kc5 71. Ra6 Kb5 72. Ra7 Kb6 73. Ra8 Kc6 {Nepo sets a trap} 74. Ra6+ (74. Ra7 $2 Kd5 75. Ra5+ Ke6 76. Kf2 Kf5 {is winning for black}) 74... Kd7 75. Kf2 Ke7 76. Kg2 Re3 77. Kf2 Rg3 78. Kf1 Rh3 79. Kf2 Re3 80. Kg2 Kd7 81. Kf2 Kc7 82. e6 1/2-1/2