[Event "Tata Steel Chess 2023 Masters"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands"] [Date "2023.01.24"] [Round "9.2"] [White "Ding, Liren"] [Black "Giri, Anish"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2811"] [BlackElo "2764"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A14"] [Opening "English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/gbi5O625/nCZ2vFRr"] [Orientation "white"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 d4 7. e3 c5 8. Ne5 Qc7 9. f4 Nbd7 10. Nd3 e5 11. Na3 a6 12. Bb2 Bd6 13. g4?! { Black was well prepared for White's flexible, but quiet opening. As such, there are too many opportunities for Black to transform the center, and such committal flank play is unwarranted. That said, it is an interesting, and even uncharacteristic, way for White to play in this type of position. } 13... exf4 14. g5 Ne8? (14... fxe3! { Black had to go all in. } 15. gxf6 Nxf6 16. dxe3 Re8 17. Kh1 Bg4 { Black has far too much activity. } 18. Bf3 Re4! $17) 15. Nxf4 dxe3?! { Another strange choice, reintroducing life into White's position. } 16. dxe3 Be5 17. Qc2 Nd6 18. Rad1 Re8 19. Nb1 (19. Rd5! Bxb2 20. Qxb2 f5 21. Nh5 { Perhaps Black believed that eliminating the dark-squared bishop would mean the open long diagonal would not be relevant. Lines like this show this is incorrect. }) 19... a5 20. a4 Bxb2 21. Qxb2 Ne5 22. Nc3 (22. Rd5 { It is too late to use the long diagonal, as now Black can play } 22... Nf5! { and White is on the backfoot, defending the e3-pawn, rather than attacking on g7. }) 22... Bg4 23. Rd5 Nf5 24. Rd2 Nxe3 25. Ncd5 Nxd5 26. Nxd5 Qb8 27. h3 Be6 { Just when the position is beginning to clarify, White errs. } 28. Nf4? Bxc4! 29. Rff2 (29. bxc4 Nxc4 30. Qc1 Nxd2 31. Qxd2 Qe5 $17 { This position clearly favors the heavy pieces, due to Black's passed c-pawn and open lines of central attack. }) 29... Ba6 { Now, with the extra pawn, Black controls too much of the open board. } 30. Nh5 Re7 31. Rd5 Qc7 32. Rf5 Rae8 33. Qc3 b6 34. Nf6+ { One last desperado. } 34... gxf6 35. gxf6 Nf3+! { The only move! Now White cannot stave off mate. } 36. Rxf3 Re1+ 37. Bf1 Kh8 { Not the only move, but definitely the flashiest. White resigns as ...Re8-g8+ in conjunction with ...Ba6-xf1 is inevitable. } 0-1