[Event "FIDE World Cup 2023"] [Site "Baku"] [Date "2023.08.16"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Erigaisi Arjun"] [Black "Praggnanandhaa R"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2704"] [BlackElo "2707"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B22"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/QLPThvQV/8YYscqgb"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. Nc3 dxe5 10. dxe5 g6 11. O-O Bg7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. h3 Be6 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. Bf4 Rad8 16. Rac1 Nd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Nd4 Qb6 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Bc4 Bxc4 21. Qxc4 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Qxb2 23. e6 Qf6 24. Be3 Qxe6 25. Qxe6 fxe6 26. Bxa7 Ra8 27. Rd7 Kf7 28. a4 Be5 29. Kf1 Bd6 30. Ke2 e5 31. Kd3 Ke6 32. Rb7 Kd5 33. f3 c5 34. a5 Rf8 35. a6 Ra8 36. Kc3 g5 37. Kd3 h5 38. Kc3 (38. g3! { White's position is difficult, but at least Black's king is not entering the kingside any time soon. }) 38... e4! 39. fxe4+ (39. Kd2 exf3 40. gxf3 Kc4 41. Ke2 Kc3 42. Ke3 h4 43. Ke2 c4 $19) 39... Kxe4 40. Kc4 Kf4! 41. Kb5 h4 42. Rd7 (42. Kb6 c4 $19) (42. Bb6 Kg3 43. a7 Kxg2 44. Bxc5 Bxc5 45. Kxc5 Kxh3 46. Kb6 g4 47. Rb8 Rxa7 48. Kxa7 g3 $19) 42... Kg3 43. Bb6 c4 44. Bc7 Bxc7 45. Rxc7 Kxg2 46. Rc5 Rg8 47. a7 Kxh3 48. Ka6 g4 49. Kb7 g3 50. Rc8 Rxc8 51. Kxc8 g2 52. a8=Q g1=Q $19 { Essentially, this is what Black had to see when playing 38. ... e4. Not to mention a number of side variations along the way. } 53. Qf3+ Qg3 54. Qh1+ Kg4 55. Qe4+ Qf4 56. Qe2+ Kh3 57. Qxe7 c3 58. Qe1 Qf3 59. Qc1 Kh2 60. Qc2+ Kg3 61. Qc1 Qc6+ 62. Kb8 Qd6+ 63. Kc8 Qc5+ 64. Kb7 c2 65. Qe1+ Qf2 66. Qe5+ Kh3 67. Qe6+ Kh2 68. Qe5+ Qg3 69. Qc5 h3 70. Ka6 Qd3+ 71. Ka7 Qd2 72. Qe5+ Kh1 73. Qe4+ Qg2 74. Qf4 Qg1+ 75. Ka6 c1=Q { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1