[Event "Grand Chess Tour: Sinquefield Cup 2024"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2024.08.28"] [Round "9.5"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Ding, Liren"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2721"] [BlackElo "2745"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] [Annotator "Chess.com-Chessbase-Stcokfish 16.1"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C77"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation"] [StudyName "SINQUEFIELD CUP 2024 - ROD 9"] [ChapterName "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Ding, Liren"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/3O9dZ81L/9yivtrpI"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.19] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.21] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.21] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.17] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.13] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.25] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.15] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.2] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... b5 { [%eval 0.19] } 6. Bb3 { [%eval 0.05] } 6... Bc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.07] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.1] } 8. Bg5! { [%eval 0.19] [%mdl 4] is recently more successful than 8.0-0. } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.2] } 9. Bh4 { [%eval 0.18] } 9... Ba7 { [%eval 0.23] } (9... g5 10. Bg3 Bb6 11. Nbd2 Na5 12. Bc2 Nh5 13. a4 Rb8 14. b4 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Nc6 16. Nf1 Qf6 17. Qe2 Ne7 18. Ne3 h5 19. Bb3 c6 20. axb5 axb5 21. d4 g4 22. dxe5 dxe5 23. Nh4 Qg5 24. O-O { 1-0 Carlsen,M (2875)-Ding,L (2805) Norway Chess Armageddon 7th blitz 2019 (6) }) 10. O-O { [%eval 0.16] } (10. Nbd2 g5 11. Bg3 O-O 12. O-O Bg4 13. Re1 Nh5 14. Nf1 Nf4 15. Ne3 Be6 16. d4 Bxb3 17. axb3 Bb6 18. h4 Qf6 19. Nf5 Ne7 20. Nh2 Nxf5 21. Ng4 Qh8 22. exf5 h5 23. Ne3 Qf6 24. Bxf4 gxf4 { 1-0 De Winter,A (2409)-Moksh,A (2355) Titled Tue 16th Jan Early 2024 (6) }) 10... Na5 { [%eval 0.17] } 11. Bc2 { [%eval 0.18] } 11... c5 $146 { [%eval 0.16] } (11... g5 12. Bg3 Nh5 13. a4 Nxg3 14. hxg3 Nc6 15. axb5 axb5 16. Na3 Ba6 17. Bb3 Ne7 18. d4 exd4 19. Nxd4 b4 20. Nc4 Bxc4 21. Bxc4 O-O 22. cxb4 d5 23. exd5 Qd6 24. Nb5 Qxb4 25. b3 Qc5 26. Qf3 { 1-0 Caruana,F (2800)-Burke,J (2554) USA-ch Saint Louis 2021 (3) }) 12. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.21] } 12... g5 { [%eval 0.18] } 13. Bg3 { [%eval 0.19] } 13... Nh5 { [%eval 0.21] } 14. h3 { [%eval -0.02] } (14. a3 Rb8 15. Kh1 Rb7 16. b4 Nc6 17. Bb3 Rc7 18. Bd5 g4 19. Bh4 Ne7 20. Ng1 cxb4 21. axb4 Rxc3 22. Ne2 Rc7 23. f4 f6 24. fxe5 dxe5 25. Ng3 Nxg3+ 26. hxg3 Rf8 27. Rxf6 Rxf6 28. Bxf6 Qd6 29. Qf1 Bd4 30. Bf7+ Kd7 31. Rd1 Rc2 32. Bb3 Rc7 33. Nc4 bxc4 34. dxc4 Rc6 35. Ba4 Kc7 36. Bxc6 Nxc6 37. b5 Nb4 38. c5 Qe6 39. Bh4 Bxc5 40. Rc1 Qd6 41. Qc4 Nd3 42. Rc3 axb5 43. Qxd3 Qxd3 { 0-1 Rapport,R (2764)-Ding,L (2806) Candidates Tournament 2022 (10) }) 14... Rb8 { [%eval 0.06] } 15. Kh1 { [%eval 0.17] } 15... Rb7 { [%eval 0.09] } 16. Nh2 { [%eval 0.03] } 16... Nf4 { [%eval 0.19] } 17. Ng4 { [%eval 0.27] } 17... h5 { [%eval 0.22] } 18. Ne3 { [%eval -0.06] } 18... g4?! { [%eval 0.57] } { Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } (18... Kf8 19. Bh2) 19. h4 { [%eval 0.67] } 19... Ng6 { [%eval 0.72] } 20. Qe1 { [%eval 0.62] } 20... Kf8?! { [%eval 1.41] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { Ding takes a timid approach to this middlegame instead of playing with the same fiery intent that was the foundation of his strength. } (20... c4 21. Nf5 cxd3 22. Bxd3 Nf4 { You can feel the energy in Black's play here. }) 21. f3 { [%eval 1.15] } 21... c4 { [%eval 1.2] } 22. dxc4?! { [%eval 0.37] } { Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { White allows Black to steal the initiative instead of improving a piece. } (22. Nd5 cxd3 23. Bxd3 Nc6 24. f4 Nce7 25. fxe5 dxe5 26. Rd1 Kg7 27. Bc2 Be6) 22... Bxe3! { [%eval 0.25] } 23. Qxe3 { [%eval 0.24] } 23... Nxc4 { [%eval 0.14] } 24. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.24] } 24... bxc4 { [%eval 0.31] } { Forcing White's hand. } 25. b4 { [%eval 0.26] } 25... gxf3 { [%eval 0.21] } 26. Qxf3 { [%eval 0.29] } 26... Bg4?! { [%eval 1.37] } { Inaccuracy. Nxh4 was best. } { Ding was able to capture on h4 with little consequence and enter a reasonable endgame but instead gives his opponent counterplay. } (26... Nxh4 27. Qf6 Qxf6 28. Rxf6 Ng6 29. Rxd6 h4 30. Rd8+ Kg7 31. Rxh8 Kxh8 32. Bf2) 27. Qf2 { [%eval 1.26] } 27... Kg7 { [%eval 1.38] } 28. a4 { [%eval 1.18] } 28... Re8?! { [%eval 1.93] } { Inaccuracy. Rh6 was best. } (28... Rh6 29. a5 Nf4 30. Bxf4 exf4 31. Qd4+ Qf6 32. Qxf6+ Rxf6 33. Kh2 Be2 34. Rf2) 29. Bd1 { [%eval 1.81] } 29... Rd7 { [%eval 2.17] } 30. a5 { [%eval 2.3] } 30... Nf4? { [%eval 3.97] } { Mistake. Re6 was best. } { Black misses a skewer $1 } (30... Bxd1 { Black's best chance is to remove White's powerful bishop and hold down the fort on d6. } 31. Raxd1 Re6) (30... Re6 31. Bxg4) 31. Ba4?! { [%eval 2.96] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf4 was best. } (31. Bxf4 exf4 32. Ba4 Rxe4 33. Bxd7 d5 34. Rae1 Qxd7 35. Rxe4 dxe4 36. Qxf4 f5) 31... Nd3 { [%eval 2.68] } 32. Qb6 { [%eval 2.68] } 32... Re6?! { [%eval 3.91] } { Inaccuracy. Qc8 was best. } (32... Qc8 33. Bxd7) 33. Bxd7 { [%eval 3.68] } 33... Qxd7 { [%eval 3.53] } 34. Qxa6 { [%eval 3.56] } 34... Be2 { [%eval 3.95] } 35. Rf5 { [%eval 4.52] } 35... Rg6 { [%eval 4.53] } 36. Kh2 { [%eval 4.45] } 36... d5 { [%eval 5.2] } 37. Rg5 { [%eval 4.8] [#] White will simply trade down and push his passed pawns to victory. A subdued celebration from Vachier-Lagrave speaks to the rough patch Ding is going through. } { PRECISÃO LICHESS.ORG: BRANCAS 95% PRETAS 90% PRECISÃO CHESS.COM: BRANCAS 94.6 PRETAS 87.2 } 1-0