[Event "FIDE World Cup 2023"] [Site "Baku"] [Date "2023.08.22"] [Round "8.1"] [White "Praggnanandhaa R"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2707"] [BlackElo "2835"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A29"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/QLPThvQV/gMdggmMS"] [Orientation "white"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nf6 { A rare move compared to 6. ... Nb6. } 7. b4 Bd6 $146 (7... a6 { has been tried before, but 7. b4 has only been reached twice, so we are in uncharted waters already. }) (7... Bxb4?! 8. Nxe5! { is a tactic familiar, with colors reversed, from the Benoni. } 8... Nxe5? (8... O-O 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. O-O (10. Bxc6 Bh3!? { should offer Black some compensation for the Exchange. })) 9. Qa4+ Nc6 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Qxb4 $16) 8. b5 Nd4 9. Qa4 Nxf3+ 10. Bxf3 O-O 11. O-O a6 12. d3 h6 13. Ba3 Rb8 14. Bxd6 cxd6 15. Rab1 axb5 16. Qxb5 Bd7 17. Qb6 Bc6 18. Qxd8 Rfxd8 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Kg2 Ra8 21. Rb6 { The endgame is equal, and neither side errs. Each side has a few weaknesses, but they are able to successfully trade them off until nothing is left but a dead draw. } 21... Rdc8 22. Rc1 d5 23. Rc2 Nd7 24. Rb1 Nc5 25. Rbc1 Ra5 26. Nb1 Ne6 27. Nd2 Rca8 28. Nf3 e4 29. dxe4 dxe4 30. Nd2 e3 31. Nc4 (31. fxe3 Rxa2) 31... Rxa2 32. Nxe3 Nd4 33. Rxa2 Rxa2 34. Rc4 c5 35. Rxc5 Rxe2 { 1/2-1/2 The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2