[Event "FIDE World Championship 2023"] [Site "Astana"] [Date "2023.04.13"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Ding, Liren"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A28"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2795"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] 1. c4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:50]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 5. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 6. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} (6. Qxc3 $5 {[%CAl Rf3e5]} d6 7. d3 $11) 6... d6 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 7. e4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} O-O {[%emt 0:05:37]} 8. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:04:26] 8...h6 is the modern continuation.} 9. d4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:03:19]} 10. Bxf4 {[%emt 0:00:59]} exf4 {[%emt 0:00:05] [#]} 11. O-O $146 {[%emt 0:02:59]} ({Predecessor:} 11. h4 Re8 12. Bd3 Bg4 13. Ng1 f5 14. Kf1 fxe4 15. Bxe4 h6 16. Nf3 Bxf3 17. gxf3) 11... Qf6 {[%emt 0:02:12]} 12. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:02:36]} Re8 {[%emt 0:09:32]} 13. Bd3 {[%emt 0:12:17]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:04:27]} 14. Nd2 {[%emt 0:01:29]} Na5 {[%emt 0:02:26]} ({Black should play} 14... Rad8 $11) 15. c5 {[%emt 0:11:25]} (15. Qa4 {should be considered.} b6 16. f3) 15... dxc5 {[%emt 0:02:09]} 16. e5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Qh6 $1 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 17. d5 {[%emt 0:01:22]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:13:17]} 18. c4 {[%emt 0:01:46]} b6 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 19. h3 {[%emt 0:14:49]} Bh5 {[%emt 0:03:29]} 20. Be4 {[%emt 0:02:05]} Re7 {[%emt 0:17:14]} 21. Qc3 {[%emt 0:08:37]} Rde8 {[%emt 0:04:32]} 22. Bf3 {[%emt 0:15:50]} Nb7 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 23. Re2 {[%emt 0:01:56]} (23. Bxh5 $11 {should be considered.} Qxh5 24. Nf3) 23... f6 {[%emt 0:04:18]} 24. e6 {[%emt 0:02:59]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:01:36]} 25. Rae1 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:45]} (25... Rd8 $15 {should be considered.}) 26. Bxh5 {[%emt 0:01:42]} (26. Bg4 $5 {[%CAl Rg4f5]} Bxg4 27. hxg4 $11) 26... Qxh5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 27. Re4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Qh6 {[%emt 0:01:57]} 28. Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:01:48] [#]} (28... g5 $15) 29. Rxd4 $1 {[%emt 0:01:17]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:12] [#]} 30. Nb3 $1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g5 {[%emt 0:08:10]} (30... g6 $16) 31. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:00:03] [#]} 32. g4 $1 {[%emt 0:03:13]} fxg3 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 33. fxg3 {[%emt 0:00:27]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 34. Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Rh7 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 35. Qe4 {[%emt 0:06:19]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:01:27]} 36. e7 {[%emt 0:02:23]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:04:55]} 37. d6 {[%emt 0:05:03]} cxd6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 38. Nxd6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qg8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 39. Nxe8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qxe8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 40. Qe6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Rf1 {[%emt 0:01:42]} Rh6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 42. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:11]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 43. Qe5+ {[%emt 0:03:26]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 44. Qxf5+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 45. Qh7+ {[%emt 0:00:30]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 46. Qg7 {[%emt 0:03:54]} (46. Re1+ $142 Kd7 47. Qe4 h4 48. Qb7+ Kd6 49. Qxa7 Rh6 50. Qxb6+ Kd7 51. Qxh6) 46... Rg6 {[%emt 0:01:43]} 47. Qf8 {[%emt 0:01:30]} 1-0