[Event "FIDE Candidates Tournament"] [Site "chess24.com"] [Date "2022.06.30"] [Round "11.1"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Rapport, Richard"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [WhiteTeam "United States"] [BlackElo "2764"] [BlackTeam "Hungary"] [Annotator "Aagaard"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B33"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/fhBzjnqz/Hjq8w2Tn"] [Orientation "white"] { Nakamura had nothing ready for the Sveshnikov and got nowhere. Sometimes chess is not interesting. } 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Rb8 12. Nc2 Bg5 { The the moment this is the trademark line for Black. } 13. g3 { A non-theoretical try. Just aiming for a game. } (13. a4 bxa4 14. Ncb4 Nxb4 15. cxb4 Bd7 16. Bxa6 O-O { is the theoretical line, but White has not been coming up with much lately. Dominguez Perez-Vidit, Internet 2021. }) 13... O-O 14. Bg2 a5 15. O-O Ne7 16. Nce3 Be6 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 { Black already has the comfortable side of equality. } 18. Nf5 Qd8 19. Qxd6 g6 (19... Qxd6 20. Nxd6 Rfd8 21. Rfd1 Be7 22. Nf5 Bc5 { with the intention of taking the knight on e3 is another way to equalize. Everything here is flat and dead. }) 20. Qxd8 Rfxd8 21. h4 Bf6 22. Ne3 Rd2 23. b3 a4 24. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 axb3 26. axb3 Bxb3 27. Rb1 Ba2 28. Rb2 Be6 29. Bf3 Be7 (29... Bd7 30. Bg4 Bc6 { felt far more natural. Why Rapport thought it was easier to play as he did is hard to tell. }) 30. Bg4 Bxg4 31. Nxg4 b4 32. cxb4 Rb5 33. h5 Rxb4 34. Rxb4 Bxb4 35. hxg6 hxg6 36. Nxe5 Bc3 37. Nd3 f5 38. f3 Kf7 39. Kg2 Kf6 40. g4 Bd4 { This endgame is without winning chances, as long as Black does nothing stupid. } 41. Kg3 Be3 42. Nb2 Kg5 43. Nd3 Kf6 44. Nb4 Ke5 45. Nc6+ Ke6 46. Na5 Kf6 47. Nc4 Bc1 48. Nb6 Ke6 49. Nc4 Kf6 50. Na5 Kg5 51. Nc6 Bf4+ 52. Kh3 Kf6 53. Kg2 Be3 54. Kf1 Bb6 55. Ke2 Ke6 56. Nb4 Bc7 57. Nd5 Bd6 58. Ne3 fxe4 59. fxe4 Ke5 60. Kf3 Kf6 61. Nd1 Bc7 62. Nf2 Bd6 63. Nh3 Ke5 64. Nf4 Kf6 65. Nd3 Bc7 66. Kg2 Kg5 67. Kf3 Kf6 68. Ne1 Bd6 69. Nc2 Ke5 70. Ne3 Kf6 71. Nd5+ Kg5 72. Ne3 Kf6 73. Nc4 Bc7 74. Nd2 Bd6 75. Nb3 Bc7 76. Nc1 Bd6 77. Ne2 Bc7 78. Ng1 Bd6 79. Nh3 Ke5 80. Nf4 Kf6 81. Nd3 Bc7 82. Kg2 Kg5 83. Kh3 Bd6 84. e5 Bc7 85. Kg3 Bb8 86. Kf3 Bc7 87. Ke4 Kxg4 88. e6 Bd8 89. Nb4 Kg5 90. Nd5 Bf6 91. e7 Bxe7 92. Nxe7 Kh5 93. Nd5 g5 94. Kf5 g4 95. Nf6+ Kh4 96. Nxg4 { 1/2-1/2 The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2