[Event "Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge"] [Site "Weissenhaus, Germany"] [Date "2024.02.11"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"] [Black "Ding, Liren"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2744"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [WhiteFideId "14204118"] [BlackElo "2762"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [BlackFideId "8603677"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/AAArmstark"] [FEN "brnbqknr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BRNBQKNR w HBhb - 0 1"] [Variant "From Position"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [SetUp "1"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/FO3zez69/Wxl44SvP"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:29:26] } 1... b5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:25:42] } 2. b4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:26:54] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:23:37] } 3. d3 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:24:43] } 3... e5 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:14:01] } 4. Nh3 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:24:32] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:07:28] } 5. exd5 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:21:39] } 5... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:04:24] } 6. Qxe5 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:19:08] } 6... Qxe5 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:04:14] } 7. Bxe5 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:19:03] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:03:39] } 8. Bf3 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:17:08] } 8... Re8 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:02:34] } 9. Bd4 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 1:11:49] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:56:29] } 10. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:00:13] } 10... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:56:20] } 11. Nf4 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:00:07] } 11... Bc6 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:53:16] } 12. Bc5 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:50:32] } 12... Bg5 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:51:01] } 13. Nce2 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:48:19] } 13... Nb6 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:46:26] } 14. h4 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:39:52] } 14... Bxf4 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:45:25] } 15. Nxf4 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:39:52] } 15... Ra8 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:45:18] } 16. Rh3 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:38:41] } 16... Nd5 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:43:53] } 17. Nxd5 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:35:07] } 17... Bxd5 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:43:50] } 18. a3 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:33:37] } 18... a5 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:43:14] } 19. bxa5 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:33:17] } 19... Rxa5 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:43:11] } 20. Re3 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:32:50] } 20... Rc8 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:39:37] } 21. h5 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:28:26] } 21... h6 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:39:14] } 22. f3 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:26:05] } 22... c6 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:38:49] } 23. Kf2 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:25:54] } 23... Ra4 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 0:35:46] } 24. g4 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:23:23] } 24... f5 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 0:35:31] } 25. c4 { [%eval 1.09] } { From an increasingly hard-to-defend position, Ding now hands over the initiative fully to Abdusattorov. } { [%clk 0:22:16] } 25... Bf7?! { [%eval 1.69] [%clk 0:33:57] } (25... bxc4! 26. Re7 (26. dxc4? Rxc4 { and Black can start pushing! }) 26... Ra5! 27. Bb4 Rb5 { at least keeps more of White's pieces from entering the attack, although White is still having all the fun after, e.g., } 28. g5 $16) 26. gxf5 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 0:17:47] } 26... bxc4?! { [%eval 2.95] } { This allows a more concrete finish. } { [%clk 0:33:46] } (26... Bxh5 27. f6 Re8 { is more stubborn without the threat of Rb1-b8. } 28. fxg7 Rxe3 29. Kxe3 Kxg7 30. cxb5 cxb5 31. Rxb5 Ra6 { should be winning, but opposite-colored bishops are always finicky, and White's a-pawn is the wrong color! }) 27. f6 { [%eval 3.32] [%clk 0:17:09] } 27... cxd3! { [%eval 4.38] [%clk 0:28:40] } (27... Re8 28. Rxe8+ Bxe8 29. Rb8 Kf7 30. fxg7 { was the reason Black's 26th move was no good. }) 28. Rg1 { [%eval 4.95] [%clk 0:16:07] } 28... d2 { [%eval 4.94] [%clk 0:28:35] } 29. Rxg7+ { [%eval 4.78] [%clk 0:15:14] } 29... Kh8 { [%eval 4.68] [%clk 0:28:32] } 30. Rd3 { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 0:14:57] } 30... Bd5 { [%eval 4.54] [%clk 0:28:00] } 31. Bd4 { [%eval 3.89] [%clk 0:10:39] } 31... Bxf3 { [%eval 4.1] [%clk 0:26:51] } 32. Rxd2 { [%eval 3.99] [%clk 0:09:01] } 32... Bxh5 { [%eval 3.96] [%clk 0:26:33] } 33. Be5 { [%eval 3.95] [%clk 0:07:47] } 33... Rg4 { [%eval 4.67] [%clk 0:26:10] } 34. Re7 { [%eval 2.88] [%clk 0:03:28] } 34... Kg8 { [%eval 2.68] [%clk 0:24:06] } 35. Rdd7 { [%eval 2.68] [%clk 0:03:27] } 35... Rf8 { [%eval 6.17] [%clk 0:16:55] } 36. Rg7+ { [%eval 6.14] [%clk 0:03:20] } 36... Kh8 { [%eval 6.0] [%clk 0:16:51] } 37. Rxg4 { [%eval 6.02] [%clk 0:03:08] } 37... Bxg4 { [%eval 5.97] [%clk 0:16:48] } 38. Rg7 { [%eval 6.0] [%clk 0:03:05] } 38... Be6 { [%eval 6.21] [%clk 0:14:44] } 39. f7 { [%eval 6.04] [%clk 0:03:04] } 39... Bxf7 { [%eval 7.91] [%clk 0:14:37] } 40. Rxf7+ { [%eval 7.67] [%clk 0:33:33] } 40... Kg8 { [%eval 35.98] [%clk 0:45:01] } 41. Rxf8+ { [%eval 35.97] [%clk 0:33:23] } 41... Kxf8 { [%eval 35.97] [%clk 0:45:28] } 42. a4 { [%eval 35.97] [%clk 0:33:49] } 42... Ke7 { [%eval 35.56] [%clk 0:45:51] } 43. a5 { [%eval #32] [%clk 0:34:15] } 43... Kd7 { [%eval 96.05] [%clk 0:46:18] } 44. a6 { [%eval 7.03] [%clk 0:34:40] } 44... Kc8 { [%eval #20] [%clk 0:46:46] } 45. Ke3 { [%eval 35.57] [%clk 0:35:04] } 1-0