[Event "WCC Match 2024"]
[White "Gukesh Dommaraju"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Site "Singapore"]
[Round "9.1"]
[Annotator "Sundararajan Kidambi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Date "2024.12.05"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[GameId "2119778346194943"]
[EventDate "2024.11.18"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventCountry "SIN"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:1800+30"]
1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bb4+ {[%emt 0:00:22]} 4. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 5. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 6. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:33]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:07]} c6 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 8. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:01:47]} 9. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 10. Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:18:53]} 11. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 12. Rac1 {[%emt 0:01:25]} Rfd8 $146 {[%emt 0:07:43]} ({Predecessor:} 12... Rac8 13. b3 h6 14. Qb2 Qb8 15. Ne5 Rfd8 16. e4 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Bxe4 {1-0 L'Ami,E (2644)-Fedorchuk,S (2611) Bundesliga 1819 2018 (6.4)}) 13. b4 {[%emt 0:08:22]} c5 {[%emt 0:17:59]} 14. bxc5 {[%emt 0:03:32]} bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 15. Qb2 {[%emt 0:15:35]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:17:50]} ({Hikaru suggested that} 15... Qb6 {was the easiest way to equalise.} 16. Nb3 dxc4 17. Ba5 Qb5 18. Bxd8 Rxd8 19. dxc5 Bxc5) 16. Ba5 {[%emt 0:01:27]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:15:03]} 17. Nxc4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Bxf3 $5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} (17... Nxc4 18. Rxc4 Qxa5 19. Qxb7 Nd7 $1 {was the slightly awkward move one had to foresee to force the equality. Ding admitted that he missed this move.} (19... Qxa2 20. Qxe7 Qxc4 21. Ne5 Qa4 22. Qxf7+ Kh8 23. Rf1) 20. dxc5 Rab8 21. Qc6 Rbc8 $11) 18. Bxb6 $1 {[%emt 0:01:33]} ({Not} 18. Bxf3 Nxc4 19. Bxc7 Nxb2 $17) 18... axb6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 19. Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:04:47]} 20. Qb5 $6 {[%emt 0:12:52] The forcing move gives up the advantage, perhaps White could keep the pressure with a very minute advantage with} (20. Ne5 Bf8 21. Kg2 $14 (21. e3 $5 $14)) ({or} 20. e3 $5) 20... Rxa2 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 21. Nxb6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Qa7 $1 {[%emt 0:01:14] admittedly Gukesh missed this idea after which Ding equalises.} 22. Qb1 {[%emt 0:31:09]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 23. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Ra6 $1 $11 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 24. Qb5 {[%emt 0:21:39]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:03:28]} 25. Qxc5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Qxb6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 26. Qxb6 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Raxb6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 27. Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rxc6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 28. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 29. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rb2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 30. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 31. h3 {[%emt 0:00:27]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 32. Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 33. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:01:31]} 34. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:03:44]} 35. f4 {[%emt 0:01:15]} gxf4 {[%emt 0:01:26]} 36. gxf4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 37. Kf2 {[%emt 0:01:49]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 38. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nxd3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 39. exd3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rc2 {[%emt 0:05:32]} 40. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Ra3 {[%emt 0:05:19]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:02:39]} 42. Rb3 {[%emt 0:01:38]} f6 {[%emt 0:03:31]} 43. Ra3 {[%emt 0:04:10]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 44. Ra5+ {[%emt 0:00:16]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 45. fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rxd3+ {[%emt 0:00:31]} 46. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rxh3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 47. exf6+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kxf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 48. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 49. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rg3+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 50. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 51. Rb5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rg5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 52. Rxg5+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kxg5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 53. Kh3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 54. Kxh4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 1/2-1/2
