[Event "FIDE World Cup 2023"] [Site "Baku"] [Date "2023.08.04"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Liang, Awonder"] [Black "Yilmaz, Mustafa"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2649"] [BlackElo "2639"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B90"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Lipnitsky Attack"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/QLPThvQV/7gpdejeI"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Bb3 b5 9. a3 O-O 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. f3 Nbd7 12. O-O-O Rc8 13. Qe1 Ne5 14. g4 Nc4 15. h4 Nd7 16. g5 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 { Both players should be happy with the opening, which managed to be a relatively fresh Open Sicilian with clear plans for both sides. } 17... Ne5 18. f4 Nc4 19. Bxc4 Rxc4 20. f5 exf5 21. Nxf5 Re8 22. Rhe1 Bf8 23. Qd3!? (23. Qg3 Qc7 24. Nxd6 { was perfectly sound. } 24... Rxc3? 25. Qxc3 (25. bxc3 { also works, but the main continuation is even safer. }) 25... Bxd6 26. Qxc7 Bxc7 27. Rd7! Rc8 28. Rf1 $18) 23... Re6 24. e5? { This break has a tactical flaw. } 24... Qe8 { Who's pinning who now? } 25. h5 dxe5 26. Kb1 Rf4 27. Qh3 Bf3 { With the collapse of the e-pawn, White lost any grip in the center, and any hope of a successful flank attack in the process. } 28. Ne3 Bxd1 29. Rxd1 Rd6 30. Ncd5 Rd4 31. Qg2 Qd8 32. Rg1 R4xd5! { Simplify, simplify, simplify! Now, Liang will have to win on demand with Black. } 33. g6 Rd1+ 34. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 35. Nxd1 Qxd1+ 36. Ka2 hxg6 37. hxg6 Qd7 { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1