[Event "FIDE World Cup 2021"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2021.07.24"] [Round "null"] [White "Ponkratov, Pavel"] [Black "Bacrot, Etienne"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2609"] [BlackElo "2700"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1500+10"] [ECO "B68"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 Be7 { B68 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation } 10. Nf3 b5 11. e5 b4 12. exf6 bxc3 13. Qxc3 gxf6 14. Kb1 Rg8 15. Bh4 Rb8 16. h3 h5 17. f5?! { (0.30 → -0.49) Inaccuracy. Bxa6 was best. } (17. Bxa6 Nb4 18. Bf1 Qc8 19. Be1 Qxc3 20. Bxc3 Bc6 21. a3 Nd5 22. Bd2 Nc7 23. b4 Be4) 17... e5 18. Be1 Qb6 19. g4 d5 20. Rxd5 Bb4 21. Qb3 Bxe1 22. Nxe1 hxg4 23. hxg4 Qxb3 24. axb3 Rxg4 25. Ng2?! { (-0.68 → -1.44) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } (25. Bd3 Ke7 26. c3 Nd8 27. Ra5 Rb6 28. Nc2 Nb7 29. Rxa6 Rxa6 30. Bxa6 Nc5 31. Bc4 Bxf5) 25... Bxf5 26. Ne3 Be4 27. Nxg4 Bxh1 28. Rd3 Ke7 29. Nf2 Rh8 30. Bh3 Rg8 31. c3 Rg1+?! { (-1.48 → -0.60) Inaccuracy. Bg2 was best. } (31... Bg2 32. Rd7+ Ke8 33. Rd6 Bxh3 34. Nxh3 Nb8 35. Rxf6 Ke7 36. Rh6 Rg2 37. b4 f6 38. Rh7+) 32. Ka2 Nb8 33. b4?? { (-0.25 → -2.05) Blunder. Nxh1 was best. } (33. Nxh1) 33... Bc6 34. c4 Nd7 35. Ra3 Bb7?! { (-1.88 → -1.09) Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } (35... Rc1 36. Rxa6) 36. Ng4 Be4?! { (-1.04 → -0.47) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } (36... e4 37. Ne3 Kd6 38. b5 axb5 39. Ra7 Bc6 40. b4 Re1 41. c5+ Nxc5 42. Nf5+ Ke5 43. bxc5) 37. Re3?? { (-0.47 → -3.72) Blunder. Ne3 was best. } (37. Ne3 Nb8 38. b5 axb5 39. cxb5 Rg5 40. Nc4 f5 41. Nxe5 Bd5+ 42. Kb1 Rh5 43. Re3 Kd6) 37... Bb1+?? { (-3.72 → -1.18) Blunder. f5 was best. } (37... f5 38. Nf2 Bb1+ 39. Ka3 f4 40. Re2 f5 41. c5 f3 42. Re3 Be4 43. b3 Nf6 44. Bxf5) 38. Ka3?! { (-1.18 → -2.20) Inaccuracy. Kb3 was best. } (38. Kb3 Nb6 39. Nh6 Rg5 40. Bf1 Rg6 41. c5 Nd5 42. Rh3 f5 43. Ka4 Be4 44. Ka5 f4) 38... Nb8? { (-2.20 → -0.47) Mistake. f5 was best. } (38... f5) 39. b5 axb5 40. cxb5 Nd7 41. Rc3? { (-0.33 → -2.00) Mistake. Kb4 was best. } (41. Kb4) 41... Bf5?? { (-2.00 → -0.01) Blunder. f5 was best. } (41... f5) 42. Nxe5 Bxh3 43. Nc6+ Kd6 44. Rxh3 Kc5 45. Rc3+ Kxb5 46. Nd4+ Kb6 47. Rc6+ Kb7 48. Rd6 Ne5 49. Rxf6 Rg4 50. Nb5 Nc4+ 51. Ka2 Rg2 52. Rxf7+ { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2