[Event "FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament 2022"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2022.07.03"] [Round "13"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Black "Rapport, Richard"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B66"] [WhiteElo "2766"] [BlackElo "2764"] [Annotator "Rafael Leitao"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2022.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 {This is the third different variation of the Sicilian that Rapport played during the tournament. The Classical is not considered as good nowadays as the Najdorf or the Sveshnikov, but it's still quite popular.} 6. Bg5 {The Richter-Rauzer variation is undoubtedly the best chance for an opening advantage.} e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 {This system has completely replaced the old main line with 7. ..Be7.} 9. Nxc6 {This is only the fifth most popular move in this position. 9. f4 and 9.f3 are the main moves.} Bxc6 10. f3 h6 11. Bf4 d5 {The game transposes to a position with hundreds of games.} 12. Qe1 $1 (12. e5 $6 Nd7 { Usually, this pawn structure is good for White in the Sicilian, but that's not the case here. White is not in time to remove the bishop, play f4, and bring the knight to d4. Black, meanwhile, can play Qc7 and even g5 followed by Bg7.}) 12... Bb4 $1 13. a3 Bxc3 $1 {All very well known. Keeping the bishop is dangerous.} (13... Ba5 14. b4 $1 (14. exd5 Nxd5 15. b4 Nxf4 $1 16. Rxd8+ Bxd8 { with good practical compensation for the queen.}) 14... Bb6 15. exd5 Bxd5 $1 ( 15... Nxd5 $2 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. c4 Rc8 18. Kb1 {wins a piece.}) 16. Be5 $1 (16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. c4 Qf6 $1 {and Black escapes with a draw. Not that this would have concerned Nepomniachtchi.} 18. Be5 Be3+ 19. Qxe3 Nxe3 20. Bxf6 gxf6 (20... Nxd1 21. Bxg7 Rg8 22. Bxh6 Nf2 23. Rg1 Nh3 24. Rh1 $11) 21. Re1 {with an equal ending.}) 16... O-O 17. Qh4 $14) 14. Qxc3 O-O 15. Be5 $1 {Needing just a draw to clinch the title, Nepomniachtchi chooses the most efficient move for this purpose.} Rc8 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Rd4 f5 {Only this is a novelty. 19...Rfd8 was played in a few correspondence games.} 20. Bd3 Bc6 21. Rd1 {White is marginally better and without any risk. A dream situation for Nepomniachtchi.} Kg7 22. Be2 Kf6 23. Rh4 Kg5 24. g3 Rfd8 25. Rhd4 Rxd4 26. Rxd4 e5 27. f4+ exf4 28. Rxf4 Be4 29. c3 Rd8 30. Bd1 (30. Bf3 {doesn't promise an advantage. After:} Bxf3 31. Rxf3 Re8 32. Kd2 Re4 {Black is too active.} ( 32... h5 {is also good.})) 30... Rd7 31. Bc2 Re7 (31... Bxc2 $2 32. Kxc2 { Notice how this is a completely different case than the line with 30.Bf3. White manages to keep the rook on f4 and prevents Re4 by Black. With a queenside pawn majority ready to roll, the endgame should be winning.}) 32. Bd1 Rd7 33. Bc2 Re7 34. Bd1 {Nepomniachtchi played a fantastic tournament, showing good preparation, playing quickly and confidently. He'll certainly be a very dangerous opponent in for Magnus Carlsen in their World Championship rematch.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chess.com"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2022.07.03"] [Round "13"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2750"] [Annotator "samsh"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "2022.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 {The Najdorf is a great opening for Black, and White surely has no advantage anywhere. But, the burden of memorization is extremely high, and there are a ton of lines you need to know. As such, most people jump around a lot with the white pieces and look to poke and prod in different spots. I would know firsthand—I actually beat the Najdorf twice myself in the recently concluded Prague Masters, but I chose a different line the second time around. It surprises me a little that Hikaru repeated the same variation that he played with Firouzja a few days ago, but you can't argue with success $1} Be7 { The main move.} (7... Nc6 {This was Alireza's choice, and is also playable, though he got into trouble later on when he was a little too ambitious.}) 8. h3 {This has been something of a trend as of late, though it doesn't strike me as that challenging for Black.} h6 9. Bc4 Be6 10. Bb3 {This position is extremely common without h3 and /h6 included, and I don't think their inclusion should change much.} Nc6 {Probably fine, but might not be totally necessary.} (10... O-O {Castling looks quite acceptable to me.}) 11. Nh4 Na5 $6 (11... O-O { Call me old-fashioned, but I like castling $1}) 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Ng6 {Once the knight gets to g6, White should be able to put some pressure. Still, it's nothing too amazing since Black's king will be fine on f7.} Rg8 14. O-O Nc4 15. Bc1 Rc8 16. h4 $2 {I think this was a misunderstanding of the position. White's knight on g6 is not really worth maintaining—it did its job by preventing castling. Its highest and best use will be to take e7 once it is attacked.} (16. b3 $1 Ne3 (16... Na5 17. Bb2 Kf7 18. Nxe7 $1 {White's proud knight has been exchanged, but he is trading one advantage for another.} Qxe7 19. f4 $1 {The attack is coming and Black has some real problems to solve.}) 17. Bxe3 Rxc3 18. Bd2 $1 {White is ready for c4, Bb4, and f4. Black will really regret the center being so loose.}) 16... Rc6 (16... Kf7 $1 17. h5 Qc7 { Black should be fine here. He has typical Najdorf counterplay with /b5-b4 coming soon.}) 17. Qf3 Kf7 18. h5 Qc7 19. Nd1 Nb6 20. Ne3 Nbd7 21. c4 {The last several moves have been fine enough, but again, I think Hikaru made the wrong choice when the g6-knight was attacked.} Nf8 22. Nh4 $6 (22. Nxe7 Qxe7 23. b3 {White can plan for Ba3 and rooks on the d-file. He might be a little better here, he might not. Still, it looks much better than the game continuation.}) 22... N8h7 $1 {Now all of a sudden White is more or less losing a pawn by force. /Ng5 is coming and White cannot move the knight on e3 without losing c4. Still, he retains compensation since Black's position is a bit loose, his structure is not great, and White has more space.} 23. b3 Ng5 24. Qe2 Ngxe4 25. Bb2 {It's not that hard to imagine an f2-f4 advance coming and causing trouble in the coming moves, but Black should be a bit better if he plays it right. Duda played it well to a point.} Re8 $1 26. Ng6 Kg8 { Castling by hand is a good start.} 27. Rad1 a5 28. Ng4 Bd8 29. Nxf6+ Nxf6 30. Rd2 Nd7 31. Rfd1 $2 {An uncharacteristic blunder from Hikaru. I suspect he may have just completely missed /Bg5.} (31. Ba3 $1 {This should be preferred. White has reasonable pressure against d6 and more active pieces to compensate for the missing pawn. My machine screams draw, but in practice this position looks rich and can be playable for both sides.}) 31... Bg5 $1 32. Rd3 b5 $1 { Well spotted. Now White's space advantage is attacked at the source, and the b5-pawn is immune from capture. To here, I think Hikaru was largely outplayed and he is close to lost. But one of the things that makes him Hikaru is that, somehow, whenever he gets a lost position, he has this incredibly frustrating habit of matching the machine every move for the rest of the game $1 I've played him a bunch of times in classical chess. I've only lost once, and I've outplayed him in at least three or four games and gotten really nice positions, even with Black. And every single time, he defended perfectly and not only made a draw, but almost made it look easy.} 33. Ba3 d5 $2 (33... b4 $1 { Black needed to blunt the bishop.} 34. Bb2 e4 $1 {Very nice. The pawn is immune from capture thanks to ...Nc5, and ...d5 can come next. still, the position is not totally routine. After something like} 35. Rg3 d5 36. Rg4 $1 { White is ready for f4 next, and in human terms, this is not easy at all. Just thinking about having to beat Hikaru with Black here gives me nightmares.}) 34. cxd5 Rc2 {It looks like b4 will trap the bishop next, and I'm sure this is what Duda had in mind when going for this line. But...} 35. Bd6 $1 {... Hikaru never misses shots like this. Just two moves after the machine claims White is lost, Black should be careful to maintain the balance.} Rxe2 (35... Qxd6 $2 36. Qxc2) 36. Bxc7 Nc5 (36... exd5 {Given how problematic the d-pawn became, I think Black should have just taken it here.} 37. Rxd5 Nf6 38. Rxb5 Nxh5 { Anything other than a draw would be pretty surprising.}) 37. d6 Nd7 {This really feels like capitulation. The d-pawn is incredibly powerful.} (37... Nxd3 $1 {With more time, I'm sure Duda would have evaluated this position better.} 38. Rxd3 {The d-pawn will cost Black his bishop, but he should be okay. He takes some pawns, trades some stuff, and makes a passer on the a-file.} Rxa2 39. d7 Ra8 40. d8=Q+ Bxd8 41. Bxd8 a4 $1 {Black has fair counterplay here.}) 38. Bxa5 $1 Rxa2 39. Bb4 {Now the d-pawn is the boss of the board. Material is equal and Black's position is in shambles.} Bd8 40. Rc3 $1 Bb6 41. Kh2 { The f-pawn is of little consequence, and White is ready for Rc7.} Kh7 (41... Rxf2 42. Rc7 $1 Rf7 (42... Bxc7 43. dxc7 {White's rook will reach d8 and the pawn promotes directly.}) 43. Rb7 {Black is completely powerless to stop Ne7 from ending the game next move.}) 42. f3 $1 {Nice and simple. Everything is safe and protected, material remains equal, and Black is strategically busted. Despite the balance in raw pieces on the board, my machine offers +5 for White. } Ra7 43. Rc6 Be3 44. Bd2 Bd4 45. Bc3 Be3 46. Rc7 Rea8 47. Kh3 $1 {A sadistic move. Black is nearly in zugzwang, and e5 will hang sooner rather than later.} b4 48. Bxb4 Rb8 49. Bc3 Rxb3 50. Rc8 Rb8 51. Rxb8 Nxb8 52. d7 {The fork on f8 decides the game. This was far from Hikaru's cleanest effort, but he immediately grabbed his chance once it came. He moves into clear second place going into the last round. I honestly think he got unlucky that Nepo was on such massive form— under other circumstances, Hikaru could really be fighting for first by bringing this quality of play to the Candidates.} 1-0 [Event "Chess.com"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2022.07.03"] [Round "13"] [White "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E04"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2783"] [Annotator "Rafael Leitao"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2022.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. Qc2 O-O (7... Bxd2+ {is more popular.}) 8. Qxc4 b6 $5 {An interesting pawn sacrifice. This move was tested in a few games, but it probably took Radjabov by surprise. Caruana's famous opening preparation strikes again.} 9. Bxb4 Ba6 10. Qb3 axb4 11. Qxb4 c5 $1 {Energetic play is necessary in order to prove compensation.} ( 11... Nc6 $6 12. Qd2 {gives White a clear advantage.}) 12. dxc5 (12. Qd2 Nc6 13. dxc5 {transposes.}) 12... Nc6 13. Qd2 (13. Qxb6 $6 {It's too risky to go for such pawn grabbing when your opponent has everything prepared.} Qc8 14. Qb3 {Forced, otherwise the queen is trapped after Rb8.} e5 $1 {Preparing e5-e4. Black has excellent compensation.}) 13... bxc5 14. Qxd8 $6 {Not the most accurate. 14.Nc3 and 14.0-0 are better attempts to gain an advantage.} (14. Nc3 Qa5 (14... Rb8 15. b3) 15. O-O Rfd8 16. Qc1 Rab8 17. Re1 Nd4 18. b3 {with a slight advantage for White.}) (14. O-O Qb6 (14... Rb8 15. b3 Qxd2 16. Nbxd2 Bxe2 17. Rfc1 {and White may press a little in this endgame.}) 15. Nc3 Rfd8 16. Qc1 Rac8 {and Black has some compensation, but it's not clear whether it's enough for equality.}) 14... Rfxd8 15. Nc3 Nd5 $1 {A new move.} (15... Rab8 { was played before, but White maintains an edge after} 16. b3) 16. Rc1 (16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Kd2 Rd6 $1 18. Rhc1 Re8 19. Bf1 c4 {with enough compensation for the pawn.}) (16. O-O {also leads to a draw.} Nxc3 17. bxc3 Bxe2 18. Rfe1 Ba6 $1 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. Rxe5 (20. Bxa8 Nd3 $11) 20... Rac8 $11) 16... Nxc3 17. Rxc3 Rab8 18. b3 (18. Rxc5 Rxb2 19. O-O Bxe2 {other moves are also possible.} 20. Rxc6 Bxf1 21. Bxf1 Rxa2 {with a drawn endgame.}) 18... Nb4 (18... c4 $5 {is also a draw after:} 19. O-O cxb3 20. Rxc6 Bxe2 21. axb3 Bxf1 22. Bxf1 Rxb3) 19. Nd2 Nxa2 20. Rc2 Nb4 21. Rxc5 Rbc8 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Nc4 Bxc4 24. bxc4 Rxc4 25. Kd2 Rc2+ 26. Ke3 Rb2 27. f4 Nc2+ 28. Kd3 Nb4+ 29. Ke3 Nc2+ 30. Kd3 Nb4+ 31. Ke3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chess.com"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2022.07.03"] [Round "13"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Ding, Liren"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C47"] [WhiteElo "2793"] [BlackElo "2806"] [Annotator "Rafael Leitao"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2022.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 O-O 9. O-O cxd5 10. Bg5 {Firouzja repeats the same drawish variation that Nepomniachtchi played against Ding in the eighth round. When I saw this position on the board, I expected a quick draw. The game had a little more emotion than that, but the result was the one forecasted.} c6 11. Qf3 Bd6 12. Rae1 Rb8 13. Nd1 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16. b3 Kg7 {Ding played 16... f5 in the game against Nepomniachtchi, but he has also played this one before.} 17. Ne3 Re8 18. Nf5+ Bxf5 19. Bxf5 Re5 20. Bg4 {A new try} (20. Bd7 Rb6 21. g3 Bb4 {was Rapport-Ding, Shenzhen 2019. The game ended in a draw.}) (20. Bd3 Bb4 21. Re3 Rxe3 22. fxe3 Re8 {also led to a draw in Duda-Ding, Wijk aan Zee 2019.} ) 20... h5 $5 {An interesting pawn sacrifice.} 21. Rxe5 {Luckily, Firouzja accepts it. This spices up a little what promised to be a boring game.} (21. Bf3 h4 {with the inevitable draw.}) 21... fxe5 22. Bxh5 f5 {The central pawn storm fully compensates the missing pawn.} 23. g3 e4 24. Be2 Kf6 25. f4 { Blocking the f-pawn.} (25. Kg2 f4 26. f3 e3 {should end in a draw.}) 25... a5 26. a4 Rg8 27. Kg2 Ke6 28. h3 Be7 29. g4 Bh4 $1 {Necessary, otherwise White plays g5-h4 and the pawns start to roll.} 30. g5 Kd6 31. Rb1 Rb8 32. c3 c5 { The position looks somewhat dangerous for White now, but Firouzja sacrifices his bishop and finds counterplay.} 33. Bb5 d4 34. Rd1 d3 35. Bxd3 $1 { Absolutely forced.} (35. Bc4 $2 Ke7 {and Black wins. He will bring the king to g7 and play Rd8 followed by e3.}) 35... exd3 36. Rxd3+ Ke6 37. c4 Kf7 (37... Rb7 {also ends in a draw:} 38. Rd5 Rxb3 39. Re5+ Kd6 40. Rd5+ Kc6 41. Rxf5 Rg3+ 42. Kh2 Rf3 43. g6 Rf2+ 44. Kg1 Rf3 45. Kh2) 38. Rd5 Kg6 39. Rxc5 Rxb3 40. Rc6+ Kg7 (40... Kh5 $4 41. Rh6# {is embarassing.}) 41. Rc7+ Kg6 42. Rc6+ Kg7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Madrid"] [Site "Madrid"] [Date "2022.07.03"] [Round "13.4"] [White "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E04"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2783"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2022.06.17"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. Qc2 O-O 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bxb4 Ba6 10. Qb3 axb4 11. Qxb4 c5 12. dxc5 Nc6 13. Qd2 bxc5 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. Nc3 Nd5 (15... Rab8 16. b3 Nb4 17. O-O Nfd5 18. Na4 c4 19. Nc5 cxb3 20. Nxa6 Nxa6 21. axb3 Nc5 22. Nd4 Nxb3 23. Nxb3 Rxb3 24. Rfd1 Rbb8 25. Bxd5 Rxd5 26. Rxd5 exd5 27. Rd1 Rb5 28. e4 Kf8 29. exd5 Ke7 30. d6+ Kd7 31. Ra1 Kxd6 {1/2-1/2 (31) Gaehwiler,G (2414)-Miralles,G (2433) Switzerland SUI 2019}) 16. Rc1 Nxc3 17. Rxc3 Rab8 18. b3 Nb4 19. Nd2 Nxa2 20. Rc2 (20. Rxc5 Rbc8 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Nc4) 20... Nb4 21. Rxc5 Rbc8 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Nc4 Bxc4 24. bxc4 Rxc4 25. Kd2 Rc2+ 26. Ke3 Rb2 27. f4 Nc2+ 28. Kd3 Nb4+ 29. Ke3 Nc2+ 30. Kd3 Nb4+ 31. Ke3 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022"] [Site "Madrid"] [Date "2022.07.03"] [Round "13.3"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Ding, Liren"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C47"] [WhiteElo "2793"] [BlackElo "2806"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2022.06.17"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 O-O 9. O-O cxd5 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Bd6 12. Rae1 Rb8 13. Nd1 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16. b3 Kg7 17. Ne3 Re8 18. Nf5+ Bxf5 19. Bxf5 Re5 20. Bg4 $5 (20. Bd3 Bb4 21. Re3 Rxe3 22. fxe3 Re8 23. Rf3 Bc5 24. Kf2 Re5 25. g4 h5 26. gxh5 Rxh5 27. h3 Re5 28. Ke2 a5 29. Kd2 Bb4+ 30. c3 Bc5 31. Ba6 Bb6 32. Bc8 c5 33. Rf5 Kg6 34. Rxe5 fxe5 35. Bb7 {1/2-1/2 (35) Duda,J (2738)-Ding,L (2813) Wijk aan Zee 2019}) (20. Bd7 Rb6 21. g3 Bb4 22. Rd1 Re2 23. Bf5 Re5 24. Bd3 c5 25. f4 Re3 26. Kg2 d4 27. Rf3 Rbe6 28. Rxe3 Rxe3 29. Rf1 a5 30. Rf2 Be1 31. Re2 Rxe2+ 32. Bxe2 f5 33. Bh5 Bd2 34. Kf3 Be3 35. Ke2 Bg1 36. h3 Kf6 37. g4 fxg4 38. hxg4 Be3 39. Kf3 Ke7 40. Ke4 f6 41. f5 Kd6 42. Bf7 Bd2 43. a4 Bc3 {1/2-1/2 (43) Rapport,R (2726)-Ding,L (2809) Shenzhen 2019}) 20... h5 21. Rxe5 fxe5 22. Bxh5 f5 23. g3 e4 24. Be2 Kf6 25. f4 a5 26. a4 Rg8 27. Kg2 Ke6 28. h3 Be7 29. g4 Bh4 30. g5 Kd6 31. Rb1 Rb8 32. c3 c5 33. Bb5 d4 34. Rd1 $1 d3 35. Bxd3 $1 exd3 36. Rxd3+ Ke6 37. c4 Kf7 38. Rd5 Kg6 39. Rxc5 Rxb3 40. Rc6+ Kg7 41. Rc7+ Kg6 42. Rc6+ Kg7 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022"] [Site "Madrid"] [Date "2022.07.03"] [Round "13.2"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2750"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "2022.06.17"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. h3 h6 9. Bc4 Be6 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. Nh4 $5 (11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. Bxd5 O-O 13. c3 Qa5 14. b4 Qc7 15. O-O Bd8 16. Rc1 Rc8 17. a3 Ne7 18. c4 Nfxd5 19. cxd5 Qd7 20. Qb3 Kh8 21. Nd2 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 f5 {0-1 (57) Hilby,C (2441)-Martinez Alcantara,J (2608) Charlotte USA 2021}) 11... Na5 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Ng6 Rg8 14. O-O Nc4 15. Bc1 Rc8 16. h4 $5 Rc6 17. Qf3 Kf7 18. h5 Qc7 19. Nd1 Nb6 20. Ne3 Nbd7 21. c4 Nf8 22. Nh4 $5 N8h7 23. b3 Ng5 24. Qe2 Ngxe4 25. Bb2 Re8 26. Ng6 Kg8 27. Rad1 a5 28. Ng4 Bd8 29. Nxf6+ Nxf6 30. Rd2 Nd7 31. Rfd1 $6 Bg5 $1 32. Rd3 b5 33. Ba3 $1 (33. cxb5 Rc2) 33... d5 $5 (33... b4 34. Bb2 a4 35. Rg3 Nf6) 34. cxd5 Rc2 35. Bd6 Rxe2 (35... Qxd6 $4 36. Qxc2 $18) 36. Bxc7 Nc5 $6 (36... exd5 37. Rxd5 Nf6 38. Rxb5 Nxh5 39. Rxa5) 37. d6 $5 Nd7 $2 (37... Nxd3 38. d7 Ra8 39. Rxd3 e4 40. Rd6 Rxa2) 38. Bxa5 Rxa2 39. Bb4 Bd8 $2 40. Rc3 $1 Bb6 41. Kh2 Kh7 $6 (41... Bxf2 $2 42. Rc7) (41... Rxf2 $6 42. Rc7 $1) 42. f3 Ra7 43. Rc6 Be3 44. Bd2 Bd4 45. Bc3 Be3 46. Rc7 Rea8 47. Kh3 b4 48. Bxb4 Rb8 49. Bc3 Rxb3 50. Rc8 Rb8 51. Rxb8 Nxb8 52. d7 (52. d7 Nxd7 53. Rxd7 Rxd7 54. Nf8+) 1-0 [Event "FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022"] [Site "Madrid"] [Date "2022.07.03"] [Round "13.1"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Black "Rapport, Richard"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B67"] [WhiteElo "2766"] [BlackElo "2764"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2022.06.17"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. f3 h6 11. Bf4 d5 12. Qe1 Bb4 13. a3 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 O-O 15. Be5 (15. g4 Rc8 16. Qe3 Nd7 17. Bd6 Re8 18. e5 Ba4 19. b3 Bb5 20. Bxb5 axb5 21. h4 b4 22. axb4 Rc6 23. Kb2 Nb6 24. h5 Nc8 25. Bc5 b6 26. Bd4 Na7 27. Qd3 Rc8 28. b5 Qd7 29. c4 Qb7 30. g5 hxg5 31. h6 g6 32. h7+ Kh8 33. Be3 Qe7 34. Bxb6 Ra8 35. Ra1 dxc4 36. Qxc4 Qb7 37. Be3 Qxf3 38. Qf1 {1-0 (38) Kuybokarov,T (2582)-Sadhwani,R (2619) Sharjah UAE 2022}) 15... Rc8 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Rd4 f5 (19... Rc5 $6 20. b4 Rc3 21. Kb2 Rfc8 22. Bd3 Kg7 23. Rd1 R8c7 24. Rd2 {1-0 (61) Kholmov,R (2445)-Mukhametov,E (2390) Moscow 1991 }) 20. Bd3 Bc6 21. Rd1 Kg7 22. Be2 Kf6 23. Rh4 Kg5 24. g3 Rfd8 25. Rhd4 Rxd4 26. Rxd4 e5 27. f4+ exf4 28. Rxf4 Be4 29. c3 Rd8 30. Bd1 Rd7 31. Bc2 Re7 32. Bd1 Rd7 33. Bc2 Re7 34. Bd1 1/2-1/2