[Event "Grand Chess Tour: Sinquefield Cup 2024"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2024.08.28"] [Round "9.1"] [White "Gukesh D"] [Black "So, Wesley"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2766"] [BlackElo "2751"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] [Annotator "Chess.com-Chessbase-Stcokfish 16.1"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "E21"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation"] [StudyName "SINQUEFIELD CUP 2024 - ROD 9"] [ChapterName "Gukesh D - So, Wesley"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/3O9dZ81L/nUivh0Cv"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.17] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.11] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.17] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.04] } 4... c5 { [%eval 0.21] } 5. dxc5 { [%eval -0.08] } 5... Na6 { [%eval 0.16] } 6. Bd2 { [%eval 0.17] } 6... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.22] } 7. e3 { [%eval 0.15] } (7. Nb5 Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 O-O 9. Nd6 Nfe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Qd4 Qa5+ 12. Nd2 f5 13. f3 e5 14. Qd3 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 Qc5 16. e3 d6 17. b4 Qc7 18. Be2 a5 19. O-O axb4 20. Qxb4 Be6 21. Rfd1 Rfd8 { 0-1 Shapiro,V (2113)-Kleiman,J (2399) Titled Tue 27th Feb Late 2024 (10) }) 7... Bxc3 $146 { [%eval 0.25] } (7... O-O 8. Be2 a5 (8... b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 d5 (11... Nce4 12. Be1 Rc8 13. Nd2 Nxd2 14. Bxd2 d5 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Bb4 Re8 17. Bb5 Nd7 18. Qg4 f5 19. Qf4 a5 20. Bd6 Bc6 21. Ba6 Ra8 22. Be2 Qf6 23. Qd4 Qxd4 24. exd4 Rec8 25. Rac1 Nf6 26. f3 Nd5 27. Kf2 Ba4 28. Bd3 Kf7 29. Ke2 g6 30. Kd2 Rd8 31. Be5 Rd7 32. g4 Ne7 33. Rc7 Rxc7 34. Bxc7 Nc6 35. gxf5 gxf5 36. d5 exd5 37. Bxf5 { ½-½ Ovsejevitsch,S (2581)-Pedersen,N (2366) Skandenborg Smuk 2022 (5) }) 12. Ne5 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Qxd1 14. Rfxd1 Rfd8 15. b4 Nce4 16. Bd4 Nd6 17. Be2 Nf5 18. Bb2 h6 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Rd1 Rxd1+ 21. Bxd1 { ½-½ Uljianova,N (2028)-Aseeva,A (1807) PriFR-ch (Women) 10th 2011 (7) }) 9. O-O b6 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Nfe4 12. Be1 a4 13. Nd4 Ba6 14. f3 Nd6 15. Rc1 e5 16. Nb5 Nf5 17. Bf2 Bxb5 18. cxb5 Nb3 19. Rc3 d5 20. e4 Nfd4 21. exd5 Nxe2+ 22. Qxe2 { 1-0 Mamedov,R (2624)-Goganov,A (2517) EU-ch 13th Plovdiv 2012 (3) }) 8. Bxc3 { [%eval 0.27] } 8... Nce4 { [%eval 0.4] } 9. Bb4 { [%eval 0.47] } 9... d6 { [%eval 0.76] } 10. Be2 { [%eval 0.45] } 10... Qb6 { [%eval 0.33] } 11. Ba3 { [%eval 0.42] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.52] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.59] } 12... e5 { [%eval 0.52] } 13. Nd2 { [%eval 0.59] } 13... Rd8 { [%eval 0.78] } 14. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.62] } 14... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.54] } 15. Qc2 { [%eval 0.57] } 15... Bf5 { [%eval 0.45] } 16. Bd3 { [%eval 0.48] } 16... d5 { [%eval 0.5] } 17. Rad1 { [%eval 0.62] } 17... Rac8 { [%eval 0.75] } 18. Qb1 { [%eval 0.53] } 18... Bg4 { [%eval 0.49] } 19. cxd5 { [%eval 0.5] } 19... Bxd1 { [%eval 0.58] } 20. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.63] } 20... Be2 { [%eval 0.66] } 21. Re1 { [%eval 0.63] } 21... Bc4 { [%eval 0.45] } 22. Bxh7+ { [%eval 0.45] } 22... Kh8 { [%eval 0.74] } 23. Bf5 { [%eval 0.35] } 23... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.45] } 24. Bxc8 { [%eval 0.26] } 24... Rxc8 { [%eval 0.27] } 25. Rd1 { [%eval 0.14] } 25... Qc6 { [%eval 0.14] } 26. f3 { [%eval 0.12] } { Gukesh and So swapped into an endgame with opposite-colored bishops and a similar pawn structure. } 26... Qb6!! { [%eval 0.19] } { A seemingly innocuous position is suddenly tested by So, who tries to fool Black into capturing his bishop. } 27. Re1 { [%eval 0.0] } (27. Rxd5?? { Blundering away the game as } 27... Qxe3+ 28. Kh1 Rc1+! { wins White's queen. } 29. Rd1 Rxb1 30. Rxb1) 27... Bxa2!! { [%eval 0.0] } { Black finds another bruising tactical shot but the position is still equal with best play. } 28. Qxa2 { [%eval 0.0] } 28... Rc1!! { [%eval 0.0] } { Game Review confirms three brilliancies in a row but unfortunately for So all his hard work results in a repetition not a win. } 29. Rxc1 { [%eval 0.0] } 29... Qxe3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 30. Kf1 { [%eval 0.0] } 30... Qd3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 31. Ke1 { [%eval 0.0] } 31... Qe3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 32. Kd1 { [%eval 0.0] } 32... Qd3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 33. Ke1 { [%eval 0.0] } 33... Qe3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 34. Kd1 { [%eval 0.0] } 34... Qd3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 35. Ke1 { [%eval 0.0] [#] An almost perfect performance by both players. } { PRECISÃO LICHESS.ORG: BRANCAS 97% PRETAS 98% PRECISÃO CHESS.COM: BRANCAS 98.0 PRETAS 98.2 } 1/2-1/2