[Event "FIDE World Cup 2023"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2023.08.15"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Gukesh, D."] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2744"] [BlackElo "2835"] [Annotator "Monokroussos,Dennis"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "2021.07.30"] [EventType "k.o."] {[%evp 0,96,30,32,36,22,49,42,42,-5,32,34,46,-1,22,-43,44,-25,-5,-14,-15,-42,-7,-23,-12,-4,-18,-11,-7,-7,-17,0,10,-4,26,-27,-15,-3,-9,-4,-2,-15,-15,-18,-19,-18,-19,-18,-22,-20,-33,-47,-49,-54,-38,-54,-48,-97,-82,-79,-59,-72,-67,-58,-71,-79,-81,-83,-87,-67,-64,-120,-119,-148,-166,-170,-173,-173,-170,-154,-173,-162,-170,-181,-181,-185,-238,-253,-265,-282,-282,-283,-305,-374,-413,-456,-621,-716,-587]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 b6 $5 {To hear Carlsen tell it, this was inspiration at the board.} 3. Nc3 $5 Bb7 4. f3 e6 $1 (4... d5 {is natural, but the problem is that it doesn't prevent 5.e4. It encourages it!} 5. e4 dxe4 6. fxe4 Nxe4 7. Qf3 Nd6 8. Bb5+ $1 c6 9. Bd3 $14) 5. e4 a6 $146 (5... d5 $143 6. Nb5 $1 $14 {is not fatal by any means, but it's a good reason for Carlsen's 5th move.}) 6. Qd2 $146 d5 7. O-O-O $146 {Yes, each "N" really is a novelty. This is the last one - there will be no further transpositions to known games.} (7. e5 $143 Nfd7 {is something like a good French for Black.}) 7... Bb4 (7... b5 $142 $11) 8. a3 (8. e5 $142 Nfd7 9. Bg5 {is another possibility, when Black should probably retreat the bishop to e7.}) 8... Bxc3 9. Qxc3 dxe4 10. d5 $5 (10. Qxc7 {isn't very good - Black is a little better after} Qxc7 11. Bxc7 Nbd7) (10. Bxc7 {is better than the capture with the queen, but here too Black has little to worry about after} Qc8 11. Bxb6 Qxc3 12. bxc3 Nd5 13. Ba5 exf3 14. Nxf3 Nc6 15. Bb4 a5 $11 {and then ...Nxc3.}) 10... Nxd5 (10... Bxd5 $2 11. Bxc7 Qe7 12. fxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxg7 Rf8 (13... Qf6 $4 {This is correct in the similar position arising in the game, but here it's a blunder.} 14. Qxf6 Nxf6 15. c4 $18) 14. Bxb6 $16 {/+-}) (10... exd5 $2 11. Bxc7 Qe7 12. Bxb6 Nbd7 13. Bd4 Rc8 14. Qb4 $16) 11. Qxg7 Qf6 12. Qxf6 Nxf6 13. Be5 $1 Ke7 14. Bxc7 Nbd7 $11 15. Bg3 (15. Bd6+ Ke8 16. Ne2 exf3 17. gxf3 Bxf3 18. Rg1 $44) 15... Rhg8 16. Be2 (16. Bh4) 16... Ke8 $1 {It seems a little odd to disconnect the rooks, but there's an important tactical point to this move. Carlsen wants to meet fxe4 with ...Nxe4, and now that the king has gone back to e8 White can't play Bh4+ in that line. Therefore, if the bishop moves, he will lose the g-pawn.} 17. fxe4 Nxe4 18. Bf3 Nxg3 19. hxg3 (19. Bxb7 Ra7 (19... Nxh1 20. Bxa8 $11) 20. hxg3 Rxb7 21. Rxh7 Rxg3 22. Rd2 $11) 19... Bxf3 20. Nxf3 Rxg3 21. Rxh7 Ke7 (21... Nf8 {is a good alternative.}) 22. Nd4 $1 {Threatening 23.Nc6+, winning.} Ne5 $1 23. Re1 Rg4 24. Rxe5 $6 (24. Nf5+ $1 Kf6 25. Nd6 $11 {was a good idea, perhaps better than the text as here - unlike the game - there are things that can go wrong for Black, too; not just for White.}) 24... Rxd4 25. Re2 $6 (25. Re3 $1 $11 {was better, looking to swing the rook to c3.}) 25... Rad8 $15 26. c3 Rf4 $1 {Not allowing any counterplay with Rf2.} 27. Kc2 (27. Rg7 $5) 27... Rg8 $1 28. b4 b5 29. Kb3 Rfg4 30. Rf2 $1 R8g7 31. Rxg7 Rxg7 32. a4 $1 {White must hasten to create counterplay, especially since Black already has a passed pawn and not just a generic 2-1 kingside majority.} f5 33. axb5 axb5 {Believe it or not, White is already at death's door. The position is still objectively drawn if White finds his only move; otherwise, it should be 0-1.} 34. Ra2 $2 (34. c4 $1 {was absolutely necessary.} Rg3+ 35. Rf3 $1 bxc4+ 36. Kxc4 Rxg2 37. Rb3 Rc2+ 38. Kd3 Rc7 39. b5 Kd6 40. b6 Rb7 41. Kd4 {White's activity suffices for a draw.} e5+ 42. Kc4 Kc6 43. Rb5 $11) 34... Rg5 $5 {A good idea and the second-best option. Unfortunately though, it is an error and gives Gukesh one way to save the game - though it's not easy.} (34... Kd6 $1 $19) 35. Ra7+ $2 (35. Ra5 $1 f4 {was the basic idea of 34...Rg5, but surprisingly it doesn't result in a Black win.} 36. Kc2 $3 {This is why.} Rxg2+ 37. Kd3 Rg5 38. Ra7+ Kf6 39. Ke4 Rf5 40. Kf3 $1 Ke5 41. Rb7 $1 $11 {and White should draw.}) 35... Kf6 $19 {Carlsen is again winning, and this time he stays that way to the end.} 36. Ra2 f4 37. Rc2 Rg3 38. Ka2 Ke5 39. Kb2 (39. c4 bxc4 40. b5 Rb3 $19) 39... Kd5 40. Rd2+ Ke4 ({It's never too to lose, if one really sets their mind to it.} 40... Kc4 $4 41. Rd4#) 41. Kb3 e5 42. Re2+ Kf5 43. Rd2 e4 44. Rd5+ Kf6 45. Rxb5 e3 46. Rb6+ Kf5 47. Rb5+ Ke4 48. Rb8 e2 0-1 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2023"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2023.08.15"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Praggnanandhaa, R."] [Black "Erigaisi, Arjun"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D78"] [WhiteElo "2690"] [BlackElo "2710"] [Annotator "Monokroussos,Dennis"] [PlyCount "106"] [EventDate "2021.07.30"] [EventType "k.o."] {[%evp 0,106,30,29,28,-12,5,23,21,23,15,11,22,12,7,-6,15,7,19,25,29,6,1,-5,2,9,6,0,-1,-20,-20,-24,-42,5,19,13,46,26,43,23,19,8,41,28,33,39,41,26,25,25,0,15,4,6,4,16,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-21,-52,-6,-88,0,0,0,0,0,-19,-84,-93,-77,-83,-86,-87,-81,-79,-93,-92,-89,-95,-97,-99,-105,-127,-124,-136,-148,-175,-191,-213,-213,-214,-248,-307,-137,-172,-255,-239,-268,-557,-648]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6 7. Qa4 Nfd7 8. Qb3 a5 9. cxd5 a4 10. Qd1 cxd5 11. Nc3 Nb6 12. Bf4 Nc6 13. Rc1 Ra5 14. b3 axb3 15. axb3 Bg4 16. Ne5 Be6 17. Qd2 Qa8 18. e3 Rc8 19. Nd3 Bf5 20. h3 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 e6 22. Rfd1 Bf8 23. Bf1 Nb4 24. Qe2 Ra3 25. Qb2 Na2 26. Nxa2 Rxa2 27. Rxc8 Nxc8 28. Qc3 Ne7 29. b4 Nf5 30. Rc1 Bd6 31. Be5 Bxe5 32. dxe5 Kg7 33. b5 Qd8 34. Qb4 d4 $1 35. e4 Nxg3 $3 36. fxg3 d3 {Black has a giant threat now: 37...Qb6+ followed by 38...Qf2, mating. If White blocks the check with the rook, then ...Rc2 will win, exploiting the pin. If White instead plays 38.Qc5, then 38...d2! overloads White's rook and wins. So what should White do? In the game, he doesn't find the answer, and Erigaisi goes on to win.} 37. Bg2 $2 (37. Kh1 $1 {had to be played, getting out of the way of a check on b6.} Rf2 $8 ({The point is that} 37... Qb6 $2 {doesn't come with check, so that gives White one move (and only one move) that doesn't lose; in fact, it wins.} 38. Rc8 $1 Kh6 (38... Qf2 39. Qf8#) 39. Qf8+ $8 Kg5 40. Qe7+ Kh6 41. Rh8 $18 {All Black can do is delay the mate with spite checks and other time-wasters; he cannot prevent it.}) 38. Qd6 $8 Qg5 $8 39. Rc8 $8 Rxf1+ 40. Kg2 Rg1+ 41. Kxg1 Qxg3+ 42. Kf1 Qf3+ 43. Kg1 Qg3+ $11) 37... Qb6+ $19 38. Kh2 Qf2 39. Rg1 Re2 $1 {Black wants to play ...d2, but doing so right away would take the rook out of play.} 40. Qe7 $1 d2 $1 41. Qf6+ (41. Qd8 Qxg1+ 42. Kxg1 Re1+ 43. Kh2 d1=Q $19) 41... Qxf6 42. exf6+ Kxf6 43. Rf1+ Ke5 $1 {After any other move Black would be worse. This whole idea going back to 34...d4 and the piece sac 35...Nxg3 was very well-calculated by Erigaisi.} 44. Kg1 Kd4 $1 45. Bf3 Ke3 $1 46. Bg4 h5 47. Bxe2 Kxe2 48. Rf2+ Kd3 49. Rf1 Kc2 50. Rf2 Kc1 51. Rxf7 d1=Q+ 52. Rf1 e5 53. b6 Qxf1+ (53... Qxf1+ 54. Kxf1 Kd2 55. Kf2 Kd3 56. Kf3 g5 57. g4 h4 $19 {Thanks to zugzwang Black wins the e-pawn, and everything after that will be elementary.}) 0-1 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2023"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2023.08.15"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "2739"] [BlackElo "2782"] [PlyCount "141"] [EventDate "2021.07.30"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. a4 Nb4 8. Ne2 c5 9. Ng3 Nc6 10. c3 h6 11. h3 a6 12. Bd2 Be6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. b4 cxb4 15. cxb4 b5 16. Qb3 Qd7 17. Ra2 Rac8 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rc1 d5 20. Rac2 Kh7 21. Bc3 Bd6 22. Qb2 d4 23. Bd2 Ng8 24. Qa2 Ra8 25. Qb3 Nge7 26. Ra2 Rxa2 27. Qxa2 Bxb4 28. Bxb4 Nxb4 29. Qa3 Qd6 30. Ne2 Rd8 31. Nxe5 Nbc6 32. Qxd6 Rxd6 33. f4 Nxe5 34. fxe5 Rb6 35. Nxd4 Ng6 36. Rc6 Rb7 37. Rxe6 b4 38. Nb3 Rc7 39. Rb6 Nxe5 40. d4 Nd3 41. d5 Rc4 42. d6 Ne5 43. Rb7 Rc3 44. Rxb4 Rd3 45. Nd4 Kg6 46. Nb5 Rd1+ 47. Kh2 Rd2 48. Ra4 Kg5 49. Nd4 Kf6 50. Kg3 g6 51. h4 Rd3+ 52. Kf2 Rd2+ 53. Ke3 Rxg2 54. Ne2 Rh2 55. Ra6 Rh3+ 56. Kd4 Rd3+ 57. Kc5 Nd7+ 58. Kc4 Ne5+ 59. Kc5 Nd7+ 60. Kc4 Ne5+ 61. Kb5 g5 62. h5 Ke6 63. d7+ Kxd7 64. Rxh6 Re3 65. Nd4 Rxe4 66. Kc5 Nd3+ 67. Kd5 Re5+ 68. Kc4 Nf4 69. Rh7+ Re7 70. Rh8 Re4 71. Kc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2023"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2023.08.15"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"] [Black "Abasov, Nijat"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2719"] [BlackElo "2632"] [PlyCount "217"] [EventDate "2021.07.30"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. b3 d6 6. e5 dxe5 7. Nxe5 Qg5 8. Ng4 Nh6 9. Ne3 Nf5 10. O-O Nxe3 11. fxe3 Bd6 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Qf3 f5 14. Na3 Ba6 15. d3 Rac8 16. Nc4 Bxc4 17. dxc4 Qh6 18. g3 Qg6 19. Qg2 h5 20. Rae1 e5 21. e4 fxe4 22. Qxe4 Rxf1+ 23. Kxf1 Rf8+ 24. Kg1 Qxe4 25. Rxe4 Rf5 26. Kg2 Kf7 27. Bc1 g6 28. h3 Ke6 29. Re1 Rf7 30. Re2 Rf8 31. Bh6 Rh8 32. Bd2 Rf8 33. g4 hxg4 34. hxg4 Rh8 35. Bg5 Rh7 36. Re1 Be7 37. Bf4 Bd6 38. Bg3 Rh8 39. Re2 Rh7 40. Rd2 Rh8 41. Rd1 Rh7 42. Re1 Rh8 43. Bf4 Rh4 44. Kg3 Rh7 45. Bd2 Rh8 46. Bg5 Bc7 47. Kg2 Bd8 48. Be3 Rh4 49. Kg3 Rh8 50. Re2 Bh4+ 51. Kg2 Be7 52. Bf4 Bd6 53. Bd2 Rh4 54. Re4 Rh7 55. Be1 Rh8 56. Re3 Rf8 57. Bg3 Bc7 58. Re2 Rd8 59. Bf2 Bd6 60. Bh4 Rh8 61. Be1 Rf8 62. Bd2 Rh8 63. a3 Rh4 64. Re4 Rh8 65. Bc3 Rf8 66. Bd2 Rh8 67. Be1 Rd8 68. Re2 Be7 69. Rd2 Rd4 70. Kg3 Bd6 71. Re2 Rf4 72. Bd2 Rf1 73. Re1 Rf7 74. Kg2 Rd7 75. Rh1 Bf8 76. Be3 e4 77. Re1 a6 78. Kg3 Bd6+ 79. Bf4 Bxf4+ 80. Kxf4 g5+ 81. Kxe4 Rd2 82. Kf3+ Kd6 83. Re2 Rd1 84. Kg2 Rd4 85. Kg3 Rd1 86. Rf2 Rg1+ 87. Kh3 Rc1 88. Rf6+ Kd7 89. Rf5 Rxc2 90. Rxg5 Rc3+ 91. Kh4 Rxb3 92. Re5 Kd6 93. Re8 Rc3 94. Re4 Rd3 95. Kh5 Rd4 96. Re1 Rxc4 97. g5 Rc3 98. a4 c4 99. Kg4 Rb3 100. g6 Kd5 101. Rd1+ Ke5 102. g7 Rb8 103. Kf3 c3 104. Ke3 c2 105. Rg1 Rg8 106. Kd2 Kf6 107. Kxc2 Rxg7 108. Rb1 Ke5 109. Rb6 1/2-1/2