[Event "FIDE World Championship 2023"] [Site "Astana"] [Date "2023.04.24"] [Round "11"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Black "Ding, Liren"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C84"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2788"] [Annotator "Europe-Echecs"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2023.04.09"] [EventType "match"] [EventCountry "KAZ"] [SourceTitle "europe-echecs.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 0,77,29,34,21,34,34,17,12,2,-12,0,20,9,13,9,24,-6,30,30,38,31,26,38,34,35,35,30,31,23,13,0,2,30,0,14,3,24,43,42,61,51,52,21,38,46,51,42,40,40,38,48,41,45,45,45,52,48,48,49,52,28,27,15,15,15,16,16,65,65,67,65,67,67,65,64,65,65,64,65] Aujourd'hui, pour Ding Liren, c'est « Objectif nulle ».} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 {Ding Liren renonce à une nouvelle Berlinoise.} 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 {Viswanathan Anand : « L'ouverture principale de Ding, celle avec laquelle il est plus à l'aise que dans toute autre. »} 8. a3 {Avec l'idée de maintenir le Fou sur la diagonale, tout en laissant la case c3 au Cavalier en b1 pour lutter pour la case d5.} Na5 9. Ba2 c5 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Bg5 O-O (11... c4 12. Nd2 O-O 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 {½-½ (34) Anand,V (2803)-Ding,L (2782) Grand Slam Final 8th Bilbao 2015}) 12. Bxf6 {La suite de la lutte pour la case d5.} Bxf6 13. Nd5 g6 14. Qd2 {Viswanathan Anand : « Cela reflète probablement mon parti pris, mais j'aime beaucoup la position des Blancs ; elle me semble facile à jouer. »} (14. c3 Bg7 15. Qd2 c4 16. Ne3 Bh6 17. Qe2 cxd3 18. Qxd3 Bxa2 19. Rxa2 Bxe3 20. Qxe3 Nc4 {1-0 (47) Nihal,S (2670)-Ding Liren (2811) SpeedChess 2022 INT blitz}) 14... Bg7 {Première réflexion de Ding Liren. Fabiano Caruana note que la façon de gérer la menace de Cxf6 et Dxa5 est une « décision stratégique importante » pour Ding Liren.} 15. Ng5 {Un nouveau coup ; première ligne de la machine. Fabiano Caruana : « C'est un peu troublant de voir combien de parties dans ce match suivent des blitz joués sur des zones de jeu, parfois même par des anonymes. »} (15. Qg5 f6 16. Qe3 Re8 $6 17. b4 $1 Nb7 18. Bb3 Rc8 19. c3 Kh8 20. Nd2 Bg8 21. a4 Ra8 22. axb5 a5 23. b6 Rf8 24. Nc7 Rb8 25. Bxg8 Rxg8 26. bxa5 Qd7 27. a6 {1-0 Naroditsky,D (2617)-Tang,A (2505) Titled Tue INT blitz 2022}) 15... c4 $5 {Après plus de 12 minutes.} ({Viswanathan Anand : « Si les Noirs jouent} 15... Bd7 {alors} 16. f4 {semble dangereux, donc ramener le Cavalier en c6 est le meilleur. »}) (15... Ra7 $5 {était une autre des suggestions de Sesse.net.}) {Viswanathan Anand : « Que peut-il vouloir après 15...c4 ? »} 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Ne3 {Fabiano Caruana : « Je pense que c'est un succès d'ouverture pour Ian. Il a de la pression et de la sécurité. Même si les choses tournent un peu mal et que les Noirs consolident complètement, c'est suffisant pour l'égalité. »} Bh6 (17... d5 $2 {échoue à cause de} 18. exd5 exd5 19. Nxd5 $1 Qxd5 20. Qxa5) 18. Rad1 Rb8 {1h40-1h17. Si certains sites de retransmission affichent des +0.50, voire +0.67, Sesse.net se contente d'un petit +0.17.} 19. dxc4 $5 {Peu ambitieux, puisque ce coup permet aux Noirs de se débarrasser de leur Cavalier en a5 qui ne faisait pas grand-chose.} ({Toutes les machines jouaient plutôt} 19. Qe2 Bxe3 20. Qxe3) 19... Nxc4 20. Bxc4 bxc4 {Et l'avantage blanc s'est évaporé.} 21. Qxd6 {Tout va s'échanger et le partage du point se profile déjà à l'horizon.} Qxd6 22. Rxd6 Bxe3 23. fxe3 Rxf1+ 24. Kxf1 Rxb2 25. Rxe6 Rxc2 26. Rxa6 Ra2 27. Rc6 Rxa3 28. Rxc4 Rxe3 29. Kf2 Ra3 30. Rc5 Ra2+ 31. Kf3 Ra3+ 32. Kg4 Ra2 33. Kh3 {Ding Liren marque une pause. La perte du pion e5 ne comporte aucun danger, mais il vaut mieux calculer pour trouver la meilleure formation défensive.} Re2 34. Rxe5 Kf7 35. Kg3 Kf6 36. Re8 Kf7 37. Re5 Kf6 38. Re8 Kf7 39. Re5 {À l'issue de cette onzième partie du match, qui s'est achevée sur le partage du point, le Russe Ian Nepomniachtchi mène toujours d'un point ; 6 à 5, face à Ding Liren. Il reste trois parties à jouer et le Chinois aura deux fois les pièces blanches. Repos mardi 25 avril.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Nepo - Ding, WCC 2023: Game 11 - Nepo v"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2023.04.24"] [Round "?"] [White "Nepomniachtchi"] [Black "Ding Liren"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C84"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/rowrulz"] [PlyCount "48"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] {[%evp 0,48,34,21,32,28,18,17,22,12,12,12,24,7,6,32,34,-6,30,34,38,38,35,27,27,24,24,24,27,14,16,-2,14,3,8,0,20,7,40,40,40,38,45,45,45,45,45,45,45,45,52]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 {Back to the Marshall system for Ding, no Berlin today} 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 {[%emt 0:00:05] Nepo repeats the closed variation from game} b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 {A big main line. White prepares a retreat square for the Bishop and intends to follow up with Nc3 and sometimes Nd5, c3 etc} (8. c3 {[%emt 0:00:05] Was game}) 8... Na5 (8... O-O 9. Nc3 Bg4 (9... Na5 10. Ba2 Be6 11. b4 Bxa2 12. Rxa2 Nc6 13. Bg5 Qd7 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd5 a5 {Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Ding, Liren, 1-0, Candidates Tournament, 2020, https://lichess.org/YqNhCJyd}) 10. Be3 Nd4 11. Bxd4 exd4 12. Nd5 {Has been played many times}) 9. Ba2 c5 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Bg5 {Some similarities to Nepo's strategy from game 5. Perhaps he likes these types of positions} (11. Nh4 c4 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. exf5 O-O {Caruana, F. - Ding Liren, 1-0, 78th Tata Steel GpA, 2016, https://lichess.org/VhsAE038}) 11... O-O (11... c4 {Anand, V. - Ding Liren, 1/2-1/2, 8th Grand Slam Masters, 2015, https://lichess.org/rZ2PtmDv}) 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd5 {This line has scored quite nicely for white and well suits Nepo's match situation. It is too early in the match to directly head for draws with the white pieces, but he won't want to risk too much either} g6 {Preparing ...Bg7} 14. Qd2 Bg7 15. Ng5 c4 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Ne3 Bh6 18. Rad1 Rb8 19. dxc4 (19. Qe2) 19... Nxc4 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21. Qxd6 (21. Qc3) 21... Qxd6 22. Rxd6 Bxe3 23. fxe3 Rxf1+ 24. Kxf1 Rxb2 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.24"] [Round "11.1"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Black "Ding Liren"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C84"] [Annotator "Crowther,Mark"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2023.04.09"] {[%evp 0,77,19,38,25,7,30,29,18,-1,-1,-10,15,-4,19,19,17,8,31,30,50,31,31,31,31,30,28,23,27,18,18,-6,4,6,6,6,1,14,21,54,54,46,45,41,45,39,39,38,44,39,38,37,38,38,28,48,38,40,39,49,49,39,40,38,40,40,40,39,65,65,65,67,66,66,66,66,66,66,66,66]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 ({Relevant:} 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nd7 12. d5 Nb6 13. Qe2 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Bxf5 Rxf5 16. Rd1 Qd7 17. Nbd2 Raf8 18. Nf1 Rxf3 19. gxf3 Qxh3 20. f4 exf4 21. Nh2 f3 22. Qe6+ Qxe6 23. dxe6 Nac4 24. b3 Ne5 25. Bb2 c4 26. Ba3 Nd3 27. Rxd3 cxd3 28. Rd1 Nd5 29. Rxd3 Nf4 30. Rxf3 Nxe6 31. Re3 Kf7 32. Nf3 Rc8 33. Kf1 Bf6 34. Bb4 Nf4 35. Bxd6 Nd5 36. Rd3 Nxc3 37. Ne5+ Ke6 {Najer,E (2676)-Tomashevsky,E (2700) Poikovsky 2022 0-1 (68)}) 8... Na5 (8... O-O 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Ba2 Be6 11. b4 Nc6 12. Bg5 Bxa2 13. Rxa2 Qd7 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd5 a5 16. Rb2 axb4 17. axb4 Bd8 18. c4 Nd4 19. Nxd4 exd4 20. Qc2 c6 21. Nf4 Qb7 22. cxb5 Qxb5 23. Ne2 Bf6 24. g3 Ra3 25. Rb3 Rxb3 26. Qxb3 Ra8 27. Rc1 g6 28. Qc4 Qxc4 29. Rxc4 Ra2 30. Kf1 Ra1+ 31. Kg2 Ra2 32. Nxd4 Bxd4 33. Rxd4 c5 34. bxc5 dxc5 35. Rd8+ Kg7 36. Kf3 Kf6 37. Rc8 Rc2 38. h4 h5 39. Ke3 Ke6 40. Rc7 Kf6 41. Rc6+ Ke7 42. e5 Kd7 43. Rf6 Ke7 44. Ke4 Rd2 45. f4 Rg2 46. Rc6 Re2+ 47. Kf3 Rd2 48. Ke3 Rg2 49. Rxc5 Rxg3+ 50. Ke4 Rh3 51. Rc7+ Ke8 52. d4 Rxh4 53. Rc8+ Kd7 54. Rg8 Rh1 55. d5 Re1+ 56. Kf3 Rf1+ 57. Ke3 Re1+ 58. Kf2 Rd1 59. d6 h4 60. Rh8 g5 61. Rh7 gxf4 62. Rxf7+ Ke6 63. Rxf4 Kxe5 64. Rxh4 Rxd6 65. Rh3 Rf6+ 66. Rf3 Rxf3+ 67. Kxf3 {?-? (67) Nepomniachtchi,I (2773)-Ding,L (2799) chess24.com INT 2022}) 9. Ba2 c5 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Bg5 O-O 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd5 g6 (13... Nc6 {is a major topic of discussion.}) 14. Qd2 {This has been played before but not quite at the highest levels.} (14. b4) 14... Bg7 $146 {And now this is new.} ({Predecessor:} 14... Nc6 15. c3 Bg7 16. b4 Ne7 17. Ne3 Qd7 18. Ng5 Bxa2 19. Qxa2 h6 20. Nf3 a5 21. Qb3 Rfb8 22. Rfc1 Qb7 23. Rc2 Ra6 24. h4 d5 25. bxc5 dxe4 26. dxe4 Qxe4 27. Rd1 Rc6 28. Rd7 Bf8 29. Nd5 Nxd5 30. Qxd5 Qxd5 31. Rxd5 Rxc5 32. Rxc5 Bxc5 33. Nxe5 Bxa3 34. Nc6 Rc8 35. Nxa5 Bb4 36. Nb3 Rxc3 37. Rxc3 Bxc3 38. g4 h5 39. gxh5 gxh5 40. Kg2 Kf8 41. Kf3 Bf6 {0-1 (41) Matrahalmi,T (2278)-Borosova,Z (2284) Hungary 2018}) 15. Ng5 c4 $5 {There was some concern black might eventually drift into trouble here. This is a sharp way of going for equality.} (15... Nc6) 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Ne3 Bh6 18. Rad1 Rb8 {The top choice of the engines.} 19. dxc4 {Playing it safe. After the game Nepomniachtchi said that he expected to get a small 3 vs 2 advantage in the endgame. As it turned out he didn't even get that.} (19. Qe2 {Was more challenging.}) 19... Nxc4 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21. Qxd6 {There were other choices. This leads to a drawn endgame.} (21. Qc3) (21. Qe2) 21... Qxd6 22. Rxd6 Bxe3 23. fxe3 Rxf1+ 24. Kxf1 Rxb2 {Already it's clear the game is going to finish in a draw.} 25. Rxe6 Rxc2 26. Rxa6 Ra2 27. Rc6 Rxa3 28. Rxc4 Rxe3 {Ding spent a little time calculating to the finish here.} 29. Kf2 Ra3 30. Rc5 Ra2+ 31. Kf3 Ra3+ 32. Kg4 Ra2 33. Kh3 {A pretty natural sequence leading to a quick draw.} Re2 34. Rxe5 Kf7 35. Kg3 Kf6 {Just in time, now there's nothing to play for.} 36. Re8 Kf7 37. Re5 Kf6 38. Re8 Kf7 39. Re5 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE World Chess Championship 2023"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.04.24"] [Round "11"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Black "Ding, Liren"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C84"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2788"] [Annotator "Rafael"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "7200+30"] {[%evp 0,77,25,16,10,25,17,16,31,-6,3,8,20,-2,36,30,12,0,30,29,32,31,32,33,33,30,14,25,26,17,8,-1,6,2,14,0,14,2,38,54,39,47,51,40,40,38,47,47,50,54,40,45,38,32,48,51,39,39,42,27,41,30,28,30,28,28,28,28,67,57,57,64,64,64,57,53,57,57,57,57]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 {Together with 8.a4 and 8.c3, this is one the main lines of this Ruy Lopez system.} 8. a3 Na5 {A known move, but much rarer than the most natural castling.} (8... O-O {This was played in a game by the same opponents in the Candidates Tournament in 2020, when Nepomniachtchi scored an important victory after} 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Ba2 Be6 11. b4 Nc6 12. Bg5 Bxa2 13. Rxa2 {Nepomniachtchi-Ding, Ekaterinburg 2020.}) 9. Ba2 c5 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Bg5 {A solid and typical move. The plan is to capture the knight and gain control of the d5-square.} (11. Nh4 {Nepomniachtchi has played this move a few times before, one of them against Carlsen.} O-O 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. exf5 d5 14. Qf3 c4 {The game later ended in a draw in Nepomniachtchi-Carlsen, Skilling op (rapid) 2020.}) 11... O-O 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd5 g6 (13... Nc6 {is more popular.}) 14. Qd2 Bg7 {A new move, but as usual in this match, it's never clear to me if Ding has the position prepared or if he's improvising on the board.} (14... Nc6) 15. Ng5 $1 {[%c_effect g5;square;g5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] This is the problem. Now this unpleasant knight move is possible.} c4 {Quite a risky move, unless it was prepared beforehand; as I wrote before, this is not clear to me.} (15... Nc6 {During the game I expected this.} 16. f4 {This looks like a scary move to meet, but the computer finds a good defense.} (16. c3 {is possible, but after} Ne7 {Black will simplify the position.}) 16... Ne7 $1 {[%c_effect e7;square;e7;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] and Black is fine since} (16... exf4 $6 {[%c_effect f4;square;f4;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Nxf4) (16... Bh6 17. h4 $1 {[%c_effect h4;square;h4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] keeping the strong knight on g5.}) 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. f5 gxf5 20. exf5 d5 {is not dangerous.}) 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Ne3 {Black's position looks a bit shaky with some potential weaknesses.} Bh6 18. Rad1 Rb8 {Anticipating an exchange on c4, as the rook can now capture on b2.} 19. dxc4 $6 {[%c_effect c4;square;c4;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] This move takes the game into a drawing line. Nepomniachtchi's decision is understandable, as each draw brings him closer to winning the match, but perhaps it was possible to press without too much risk with 19.Qe2.} (19. Qe2 $1 {[%c_effect e2;square;e2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] A possible continuation is:} Qc7 20. dxc4 Bxe3 21. Qxe3 Nxc4 (21... bxc4 $6 {[%c_effect c4;square;c4;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] is worse:} 22. b4 $1 {[%c_effect b4;square;b4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} cxb3 23. cxb3 {followed by 24.b4, with a clear advantage.}) 22. Bxc4 bxc4 23. b4 $1 {[%c_effect b4;square;b4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} cxb3 24. cxb3 {White's pawn structure is better and there is an attacking plan on the kingside with h4-h5. It's possible to play for two results.}) 19... Nxc4 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21. Qxd6 {Now a draw is inevitable.} (21. Qe2 {is the only chance to keep some fight on the board.} Bxe3 22. Qxe3 Rxb2 23. Qc3 Rb6 (23... Rb5 24. Qxc4 d5 {This is the computer suggestion, but advancing this pawn and damaging the structure has its dangers. The machine is not so worried and evaluates the position as equal.}) 24. Qxc4 Qc8 25. Qe2 {Followed by h4-h5 and trying some attack on the kingside.}) 21... Qxd6 22. Rxd6 Bxe3 23. fxe3 Rxf1+ 24. Kxf1 Rxb2 25. Rxe6 Rxc2 26. Rxa6 Ra2 27. Rc6 Rxa3 28. Rxc4 Rxe3 29. Kf2 Ra3 30. Rc5 Ra2+ 31. Kf3 Ra3+ 32. Kg4 Ra2 33. Kh3 Re2 34. Rxe5 Kf7 $1 {[%c_effect f7;square;f7;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] White is unable to hold the extra pawn.} 35. Kg3 Kf6 36. Re8 Kf7 37. Re5 Kf6 38. Re8 Kf7 39. Re5 {Certainly the dullest game of the match. The players now have a rest day, and we will certainly have fireworks again in the final part of the duel, as Ding is forced to take risks.} 1/2-1/2