[Event "TataSteel 2023"] [Site "?"] [Date "2023.01.24"] [Round "9.9"] [White "Keymer, V.."] [Black "Abdusattorov, N.."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D20"] [WhiteElo "2696"] [BlackElo "2713"] [Annotator "Petrisor Adrian"] [PlyCount "177"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [SourceVersionDate "2023.01.24"] 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 {The English Opening today.} e6 { Preparing …d5 in the center.} 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. d4 Be7 {By far the main line for Black here, accepting a typical isolated pawn after dxc5.} 8. a3 $5 {[%c_effect a3;square;a3;type;Interesting;persistent;true] Not one of the main lines for White, but still good, most probably with the idea to take on c5 and after Black recaptures with the bishop to have b4 with tempo and then Bb2.} (8. O-O {is the main line for White here} O-O 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Na4 Be7 11. Be3 $14) 8... c4 9. Bg5 O-O 10. e3 Bf5 11. Ne5 Nd7 $1 {[%c_effect d7; square;d7;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Trying to exchange the two most active pieces for White: the g5-bishop and the e5-knight.} 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. h4 Be6 $5 {[%c_effect e6;square;e6;type;Interesting;persistent;true]} (13... h6 { is another good try for Black, the best actually.} 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15. O-O b5 $15 ) 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15. O-O Bh3 16. Bxh3 Qxh3 17. Re1 {Because White is planning to go for e4 soon, probably Qf3 first and even Rad1, but then e4 in the center should be the logical plan.} Qd7 18. h5 f5 $6 {[%c_effect f5;square;f5;type; Inaccuracy;persistent;true] The first little dubious move because now the e5-square is absolutely weak. But yes, at the same time, he just stopped e4 now.} 19. a4 $1 $14 {[%c_effect a4;square;a4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Because Keymer just wants to stop the …b5 plan now by Black and also to have the b3 idea if he wants to open up the queenside at some point.} Rf6 20. b3 cxb3 21. Qxb3 $5 {[%c_effect b3;square;b3;type;Interesting;persistent;true]} ( 21. Rb1 $1 $14 {[%c_effect b1;square;b1;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] More precise because the h5-pawn is still protected by the queen and he has to recapture with Rxb3 with a slight advantage for White.}) 21... Rh6 22. Qb5 Rd8 23. Qxd7 Rxd7 24. a5 {White just lost a pawn, but the idea after a5 should be Reb1 and then Na4-Nc5 with a lot of pressure against the b7-pawn.} Rxh5 25. Reb1 Rh6 26. Na4 Rc7 27. Rb5 Rhc6 28. Rab1 Rc1+ $2 $16 {[%c_effect c1;square; c1;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} (28... b6 $1 {[%c_effect b6;square;b6;type; GreatFind;persistent;true] the best for Black, just giving White the pawn back, but trading one pair of rooks, and the endgame should be with higher chances for a draw.} 29. axb6 axb6 30. Rxb6 Rxb6 31. Rxb6 Kf7 32. Kg2 $14) 29. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 30. Kg2 Rc7 31. Nc5 b6 32. axb6 axb6 33. Rxb6 Ra7 34. Rd6 {Probably Keymer just wants to attack d5 first. The knight from e7 can`t move anymore, and he also prepares the king advance, also logical, of course.} (34. Kf3 $1 { [%c_effect f3;square;f3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Improving the king should be the best for White and if Black will stop with g5, then g4 and continue improving.} g5 35. g4 f4 36. exf4 Ra3+ 37. Rb3 Rxb3+ 38. Nxb3 h6 39. Nc5 $16) 34... g6 35. Nd3 Rb7 36. Kf3 Kf7 37. Ne5+ $16 {A very good endgame for Keymer with a clear weakness on d5, so the plan has to be to take the d5-pawn at some point and then try to convert the advantage with a pawn up.} Kg7 38. Nd3 h6 $4 $18 {[%c_effect h6;square;h6;type;Blunder;persistent;true] Just a blunder, now after Ke5 Keymer is just winning.} (38... g5 $1 { [%c_effect g5;square;g5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Should be the best for Black, of course. Stop any Kf4 ideas for the moment.}) 39. Nf4 $4 {[%c_effect f4;square;f4;type;Blunder;persistent;true] Just missed the win here.} (39. Kf4 $1 {[%c_effect f4;square;f4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Seems to be winning for White now, followed by Ke5 and the pawn should be lost by force.} Ra7 40. Ke5 $18 Kf7 41. Rf6+ Kg7 42. Nf4 $18) 39... Rb5 40. Ne6+ Kf7 41. Nc5 Rb2 42. Nd3 Rb3 43. Ne5+ Kg7 44. Rd7 Kf6 45. Ra7 {Continue to try to put pressure. White has almost zero risk to lose, so why not $2 Very hard for Black to defend such an endgame because he always has to be precise, with every single move.} Rb2 $4 {[%c_effect b2;square;b2;type;Blunder;persistent; true]} (45... Rb1 $1 {[%c_effect b1;square;b1;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] is the only move to keep chances for a draw.}) 46. g4 $18 {Now again White is just winning, but of course not an easy job from here, only with very precise play.} g5 47. Kg3 $4 {[%c_effect g3;square;g3;type;Blunder;persistent;true] The second big chance missed.} (47. Ra6+ $1 {[%c_effect a6;square;a6;type; GreatFind;persistent;true] is winning because if} Kg7 48. gxf5 Nxf5 49. Rg6+ Kh7 50. Rf6 Nh4+ 51. Kg4 Kg7 52. Rf7+ Kg8 53. Kh5 Rb6 54. Rd7 Nf5 55. Rxd5 $18) 47... f4+ $1 {[%c_effect f4;square;f4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] The only move to be still in the game.} 48. exf4 gxf4+ 49. Kf3 Rd2 $1 {[%c_effect d2; square;d2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Very precise defense.} 50. Ra6+ Kg7 51. Rb6 $6 {[%c_effect b6;square;b6;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} (51. Ra4 $5 {[%c_effect a4;square;a4;type;Interesting;persistent;true] Still trying, why not $2}) 51... Rxd4 {Now it`s just a draw.} 52. Rb7 Kf6 53. Rxe7 Re4 $1 { [%c_effect e4;square;e4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} (53... Kxe7 $4 { [%c_effect e7;square;e7;type;Blunder;persistent;true] Of course not} 54. Nc6+ $18) 54. Rh7 Kxe5 55. Rxh6 Rb4 56. Rh5+ Kd4 $4 {[%c_effect d4;square;d4;type; Blunder;persistent;true] A blunder, now after Rf5 again White is winning.} ( 56... Ke6 $1 {[%c_effect e6;square;e6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 57. Rf5 d4 58. Rxf4 Ke5 59. Re4+ Kd5 60. Re1 d3 61. g5 Rd4 62. Rg1 d2 63. Ke2 Ke6 { just a draw.}) 57. Rh8 $4 {[%c_effect h8;square;h8;type;Blunder;persistent; true] A third big chance missed.} (57. Rf5 $1 $18 {[%c_effect f5;square;f5; type;GreatFind;persistent;true] is winning.}) 57... Ke5 58. Re8+ Kf6 $1 { [%c_effect f6;square;f6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] So precise again} ( 58... Kd6 $4 {[%c_effect d6;square;d6;type;Blunder;persistent;true] is lost because} 59. g5 Kd7 60. Rf8 Ke7 61. Rxf4 $18) 59. Rf8+ Kg6 $4 {[%c_effect g6; square;g6;type;Blunder;persistent;true] A blunder as after Rd8 White is again winning.} (59... Ke5 $1 {[%c_effect e5;square;e5;type;GreatFind;persistent; true] A draw with this precise move.} 60. Rf5+ Ke6 61. Rxf4 d4 $1 {[%c_effect d4;square;d4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]}) 60. Rf5 $4 {[%c_effect f5; square;f5;type;Blunder;persistent;true] Again missed here.} (60. Rd8 $1 $18 { [%c_effect d8;square;d8;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] is winning again because if} Rd4 61. Re8 Rd2 62. Re6+ Kf7 63. Re5 Kf6 64. Rf5+ Ke6 65. Rxf4 Ke5 66. Rf5+ Ke6 67. Rf8 $18) 60... d4 $1 {[%c_effect d4;square;d4;type;GreatFind; persistent;true]} 61. Rd5 Kf6 $8 {Only move for Black.} 62. Ke4 d3+ $4 { [%c_effect d3;square;d3;type;Blunder;persistent;true]} (62... f3 $1 { [%c_effect f3;square;f3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] is the only move for a draw again.} 63. Kxf3 Ke6 64. Rd8 Ke7 65. Rd5 Ke6 66. Ra5 d3 67. g5 Rb2 68. Ke3 d2) 63. Kf3 $1 {[%c_effect f3;square;f3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Again now it`s winning.} Ke6 64. Rxd3 Ke5 65. Ra3 Rb5 66. Kg2 Kf6 67. Ra8 $4 { [%c_effect a8;square;a8;type;Blunder;persistent;true]} (67. Rh3 $1 {[%c_effect h3;square;h3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] The only move for a win.} Kg6 68. Rh1 Rb4 69. Rh5 Rb3 70. Rc5 Rb4 71. Rd5 Ra4 72. Rf5 Rb4 73. f3 Ra4 74. Kh2 Rb4 75. Kh3 Ra4 76. Kh4 Rb4 77. Rg5+ Kh6 78. Ra5 $18) 67... Rb3 $4 {[%c_effect b3; square;b3;type;Blunder;persistent;true]} (67... Kg5 {Again the only move for Black to draw...} 68. Rg8+ Kh4 69. Kf3 Rb3+ 70. Kxf4 Rb4+ 71. Kf3 Rb3+ 72. Kg2 Rb2 73. g5 Kg4 74. g6 Kg5 75. g7 Kf6) 68. Ra5 $1 $18 {[%c_effect a5;square;a5; type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Here we are again . . . White is winning one more time.} Kg6 69. Rf5 Ra3 70. f3 Ra4 71. Kh3 Rb4 72. Kh4 Ra4 73. Rf8 Kg7 74. Rf5 Kg6 75. Rg5+ Kh7 76. Rh5+ Kg6 77. g5 Ra1 78. Rh6+ Kf5 79. Rf6+ Ke5 80. Rb6 $4 {[%c_effect b6;square;b6;type;Blunder;persistent;true]} (80. Rf8 $1 { [%c_effect f8;square;f8;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Just winning.} Rh1+ 81. Kg4 Rg1+ 82. Kh5 Rg3 83. Kg6 Rxf3 84. Re8+ Kd4 85. Kf5 Re3 86. Rd8+ Kc4 87. Kxf4 $18) (80. Rf7 {also winning.} Rg1 81. Kh5 Rg3 82. Kg6 Rxf3 83. Re7+ Kd5 84. Kf5 Rf1 85. Re4 f3 86. Rf4 Kd6 87. Kf6 $18) 80... Rh1+ 81. Kg4 Rg1+ 82. Kh5 Rg3 83. Rb3 Kf5 84. Rb5+ Ke6 85. g6 Rxf3 86. g7 Rg3 87. Kh6 f3 88. Rb8 Rh3+ 89. Kg6 {Draw agreed. A terrible roller coaster for Keymer $1} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Wijk aan Zee"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2023.01.24"] [Round "9.7"] [White "Erigaisi Arjun"] [Black "Rapport, Richard"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2722"] [BlackElo "2740"] [PlyCount "50"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nge2 Ne4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. Nxc3 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 d6 10. b3 Qh4 11. Bb2 Be4 12. Qd2 g5 $5 {[%c_effect g5; square;g5;type;Interesting;persistent;true] Rapport supercharges the typical Nimzo-Indian middlegame into a double-edged attacking game.} 13. h3 g4 14. O-O-O {In the face of Black's bold kingside expansion, Erigaisi pragmatically castles to the other side.} Rg8 15. Qe2 Qh5 16. Rg1 {An unexpected choice that could leave the g2-pawn vulnerable to a pin down the g-file with ...gxh3 once the pin along the d1-h5 diagonal is resolved.} Nd7 17. Qe1 gxh3 18. Be2 Qh6 19. gxh3 {Although White has managed to regain his pawn, the open kingside lines favor Black because he has more strong pieces creating pressure there.} O-O-O 20. Rg4 $2 {[%c_effect g4;square;g4;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} f5 $1 { [%c_effect f5;square;f5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Guarding the e4-bishop while attacking the g4-rook, which doesn't have many options.} 21. Rxg8 (21. Rg3 Rxg3 22. fxg3 Qxe3+) (21. Rg1 Qxh3) 21... Rxg8 22. h4 Rg2 23. h5 f4 { Rapport's considerable activity on the kingside facilitates his breakthrough in the center.} 24. f3 Qxh5 25. Bf1 $4 {[%c_effect f1;square;f1;type;Blunder; persistent;true] A blunder in a lost position.} Rc2+ (25... Rc2+ 26. Kb1 Qh2) 0-1 [Event "Wijk aan Zee"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2023.01.24"] [Round "9.4"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Gukesh D"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2859"] [BlackElo "2725"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 Ne4 7. Rc1 Nd7 8. Nd2 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Ba3 10. Rb1 Nb6 11. e3 Bf5 12. Rb3 Bd6 13. Bg3 O-O 14. Nf3 c5 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Bd3 Be4 17. O-O Qe7 18. Qb1 Rac8 19. Rd1 Rfd8 20. Bh4 f6 21. Bg3 Bxd3 22. Rxd3 Qe4 23. Nd2 Qf5 24. h4 Re8 25. Rb5 Qg6 26. Bf4 Bf8 27. Ra5 a6 28. e4 $5 {[%c_effect e4;square;e4;type;Interesting;persistent;true] Breaking the pin on the d3-rook, opening up routes to the kingside for his rooks, and threatening the b6-knight.} Nc4 (28... dxe4 $4 {[%c_effect e4;square;e4;type; Blunder;persistent;true]} 29. Rg3 Qf7 30. Qxb6) 29. Raxd5 Nxd2 30. Bxd2 Qxe4 31. R5d4 Qe6 32. Qxb7 Qxa2 33. h5 Qf7 34. Qf3 h6 35. Rd7 Qe6 36. Qg3 {Carlsen has pressure on Black's position, but Gukesh perceptively keeps his weak points covered while improving his pieces.} Qf5 37. Qg6 Qxg6 38. hxg6 Ra8 39. R3d4 f5 40. c4 a5 {Gukesh creates counterplay to balance out Carlsen's activity and kingside pressure.} 41. R4d5 a4 42. Bc3 a3 43. Rxf5 a2 44. Rxf8+ Kxf8 45. Rf7+ Kg8 46. Rxg7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Wijk aan Zee"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2023.01.24"] [Round "9.5"] [White "Praggnanandhaa R"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "*"] [WhiteElo "2684"] [BlackElo "2766"] [PlyCount "112"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 b6 8. Bd2 Ne7 9. a3 Bd6 10. b4 c6 11. c5 bxc5 12. bxc5 Bc7 13. Bd3 Ng6 14. Ne2 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Bc3 Bxc3+ 18. Qxc3 Ba6 $5 {[%c_effect a6;square;a6; type;Interesting;persistent;true] Caruana uses a clever deflection to trade bishops.} 19. O-O (19. Bxa6 Ne4 20. Qc2 (20. Qb4 Rb8 21. Qa4 (21. Bb7 Qe7) 21... Nxc5) (20. Qd3 Qa5+ 21. Kf1 Nxc5) 20... Qa5+) 19... Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Ne4 21. Qa6 {Targeting Black's isolated a7-pawn and backward c6-pawn.} Qd7 22. Nd4 Rfc8 23. Qa5 Rab8 24. Rab1 g6 25. Rb4 Ng5 26. Qa6 Rxb4 27. axb4 {Praggnanandhaa's pawn structure has improved while Black still has to devote his strongest pieces to the job of guarding pawns.} Ne6 28. Nc2 Rb8 29. h3 Qc7 30. Ra1 Rb7 31. Qa4 Kg7 32. Rd1 Kg8 33. Qa3 Qe5 {Caruana begins to gain some activity to compensate for his inferior pawn structure.} 34. Qa6 Rc7 {Though passively-placed, Black's rook is doing an important job in holding together the queenside.} 35. Qa1 Qe4 36. Qc3 h5 37. Ra1 Rd7 38. Rd1 Rb7 39. Ra1 Rd7 40. Nd4 Nxd4 41. Qxd4 Qxd4 42. exd4 {With fewer pieces on the board, White has less resources to try to press on Black's weaknesses.} Kg7 43. Kf1 Rb7 44. Ra4 Re7 45. f3 Re3 $1 {[%c_effect e3;square;e3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Activity is paramount in rook endings. Black will regain his lost pawn by counterattacking White's weaknesses.} 46. Rxa7 Rd3 47. Ra6 Rxd4 48. Rb6 (48. Rxc6 Rxb4) 48... Kf8 49. Ke2 Ke7 50. Ke3 Rc4 51. Rxc6 Rxb4 52. Rd6 Rb2 53. g4 Rb3+ 54. Kf4 hxg4 55. hxg4 Rd3 56. g5 d4 * [Event "Wijk aan Zee"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2023.01.24"] [Round "9.3"] [White "Maghsoodloo, Parham"] [Black "So, Wesley"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2719"] [BlackElo "2760"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. g3 Qa5 8. Bg2 cxd4 {So gives White doubled, isolated c-pawns to tend to for a long time.} 9. Qxd4 Nc6 10. Qd3 b6 11. O-O Ba6 {Pinning and adding pressure to the c4-pawn. } 12. Bg5 Rac8 (12... Nd5 $5 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;Interesting; persistent;true]} 13. e4 Nde7) 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nd2 Ne5 15. Qd4 Kg7 16. f4 { Maghsoodloo works to create counterattacking chances on the kingside.} Nc6 17. Bxc6 (17. Qxd7 Rfd8) 17... Rxc6 18. Ne4 (18. Qxd7 Rcc8 19. Qd4 Rfd8 20. Qe3 Bxc4) 18... Qf5 {With his queen guarding his f6-pawn and White's c4-pawn on the verge of falling, Black has an edge.} 19. Rf3 h5 20. h3 d5 {When an opponent attacks on the flank, countering in the center can be powerful.} 21. cxd5 exd5 22. Nf2 Bxe2 (22... Rc4 23. Qd2 Qc8 24. Re3 Rd8 25. Kh2 d4 $19) 23. Re3 Qc2 24. Re1 Ba6 25. Qxd5 Rxc3 {Despite Black's hyperactive pieces, White has enough counterplay to survive.} 26. Qxh5 {Not bothering to defend his e3-rook against 26...Rxe3 27. Rxe3 Qc1+ because the perpetual check saves the day.} Rxe3 27. Qg4+ Kh6 28. Qh4+ Kg7 29. Qg4+ Kh6 (29... Qg6 30. Rxe3 Qxg4 31. Nxg4 Rc8 32. Re7) 30. Qh4+ Kg7 31. Qg4+ 1/2-1/2