[Event "WCh 2024"] [Site "Singapore SIN"] [Date "2024.12.08"] [Round "11.1"] [White "Gukesh, D.."] [Black "Ding Liren"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2728"] [Annotator "Crowther,Mark"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A09"] [Opening "Réti Opening: Reversed Blumenfeld Gambit"] [StudyName "MUNDIAL FIDE 2024 - GAME 10 a 14"] [ChapterName "game11-mark"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/W0pCAp96/la9svbye"] [Orientation "white"] 1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.0] } 2... d4 { [%eval 0.0] } 3. b4 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval -0.03] } { 20 minutes thought. } (4... dxe3 5. fxe3 { was not attractive to Ding. }) 5. a3 { [%eval 0.0] } { A very rare idea. It was only shown to Gukesh by his team the night before. } 5... Bg4 $146 { [%eval 0.12] } { Ding had used over an hour now. } (5... Nc6 6. b5 Na5 7. d3 dxe3 8. Bxe3 b6 9. Bd2 g6 10. a4 Qd6 11. Be2 Bg7 12. Bxa5 bxa5 { ½-½ Alekseev,V (2373)-Hoeppenstein,M (2415) Champion's League 2019/B1 email ICCF email [2] }) 6. exd4 $14 { [%eval 0.16] } { A09: Réti Opening: 1 Nf3 d5 2 c4. } 6... cxd4 { [%eval 0.18] } 7. h3 { [%eval 0.11] } 7... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.21] } 8. Qxf3 { [%eval 0.39] } { White has an edge. } 8... Qc7 { [%eval 0.33] } 9. d3?! { [%eval -0.09] } { An inaccurate move. } (9. c5) 9... a5 { [%eval -0.04] } 10. b5 { [%eval -0.18] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.23] } 11. g3! { [%eval -0.24] } { This move cost Gukesh over an hour on the clock. Things have clearly gone wrong but they're not that bad after this accurate move. } 11... Nc5 { [%eval -0.31] } { Hoping for ...Nb3. } 12. Bg2! { [%eval -0.22] } 12... Nfd7 { [%eval -0.08] } { aiming for ...Ne5. } 13. O-O! { [%eval -0.22] } 13... Ne5 { [%eval -0.05] } 14. Qf4 { [%eval -0.08] } 14... Rd8 { [%eval -0.2] } { ...e6! would now be deadly. } 15. Rd1?! { [%eval -0.84] } { Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } (15. Nd2 Ncxd3 (15... e6) 16. Qe4) 15... g6?! { [%eval 0.2] } { Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { The wrong idea. Gukesh thought he was in trouble already and he used acres of time but this move lets him off the hook. } (15... e6 16. a4 (16. b6 Qd6 17. Nd2 Nexd3 18. Qxd6 Bxd6 19. Rb1 a4 20. Ne4 Nxc1 21. Rdxc1) 16... Bd6 17. Qxd4 Nexd3) (15... Qb8!) 16. a4 { [%eval 0.13] } 16... h5 { [%eval 0.57] [#] } 17. b6! { [%eval 0.38] } 17... Qd6 { [%eval 0.47] } { Strongly threatening ...Bh6! } (17... Qb8 18. Ba3 Nexd3) 18. Ba3! { [%eval 0.53] } { Black must now prevent Bxc5. A strong pair of Bishops. } 18... Bh6 { [%eval 0.59] } 19. Bxc5 { [%eval 0.48] } 19... Qxc5 { [%eval 0.48] } 20. Qe4 { [%eval 0.43] } 20... Nc6 { [%eval 0.47] } 21. Na3 { [%eval 0.5] } { Rdb1 would now be deadly. } 21... Rd7? { [%eval 0.9] } (21... O-O! $14) 22. Nc2 { [%eval 0.5] } { It was only after this move that Gukesh thought he might be getting chances. } (22. Qe2 $16) 22... Qxb6 $14 { [%eval 0.42] } 23. Rab1 { [%eval 0.5] } { Prevents Qb2. } 23... Qc7 { [%eval 0.56] } (23... Qd8) 24. Rb5 { [%eval 0.48] } { White has compensation. } 24... O-O! { [%eval 0.49] } 25. Na1?! { [%eval 0.03] } { Both players had 14 minutes here but Ding used 7 of them on his next. } (25. Rdb1 $14 Rb8 (25... Qc8 26. Qe2 e5) 26. Qe1) 25... Rb8 { [%eval 0.51] } (25... Rd6 { is superior. } 26. Rdb1 Rb8 { a final chance to equalise. }) 26. Nb3 { [%eval 0.39] } { This is a very unpleasant situation for Ding. } 26... e6?! { [%eval 1.24] } { Inaccuracy. Rd6 was best. } (26... Rd6 27. Nc5) 27. Nc5 $16 { [%eval 1.3] } { And now Rdb1! would win. } 27... Re7 { [%eval 1.38] } 28. Rdb1?! { [%eval 0.84] } { This was played quickly and it had the desired effect. } (28. Nxb7! $16 { I think shouldn't be that hard to find. } 28... Rxb7 (28... Nb4 29. Qxd4 Bg7 30. Qh4 Rd7 31. Rc5 Qb6 32. Rb5 Qc7) 29. Qxc6 Qxc6 30. Bxc6) 28... Qc8?? { [%eval 5.18] } { Blunder. Nb4 was best. } (28... Nb4 29. Nxb7) 29. Qxc6! { [%eval 5.13] } { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0