[Event "Tournament"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/uFF"] [Date "2021.04.26"] [Round "13.3"] [White "Alekseenko, Kirill"] [Black "Ding, Liren"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2696"] [BlackElo "2791"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/broadcaster"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C54"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo"] [StudyName "2020-21 Candidates Tournament Analysis - by GM Marian Petrov"] [ChapterName "Alekseenko, Kirill - Ding, Liren"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/ldhgOlvJ/LITXgRwc"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. h3 { The Italian is very popular in the last years and here we have seen many different ideas } 7... h6 8. Re1 a5 9. b3 { Incredibly Kiril managed to play a new move in such a popular line so soon } 9... Bb6 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Nf1 d5 (11... Bxc4 12. bxc4 { was maybe the idea of b3 }) 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Qc2?! { Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } (13. Bd2 Qf6 14. N1h2 { and white can take the initiative } 14... Rad8 15. Ng4 Bxg4 16. hxg4) 13... Qf6 14. Ng3 Qg6 15. Kh2 (15. Nxe5 Qxg3 $19) 15... Rad8 16. Ba3 (16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Rxe5 Nxc3 { is leading to big complication but it should be ok for black }) 16... Rfe8 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Rxe5 c6 { White won a pawn black has good compensation as Bc7 orNf4 is coming } 19. Bxd5 Rxd5 20. Rxd5 Bxd5 21. c4 Be6 { the pair of bishops and active but white does not have any weak pawns so he can try to play for a win } 22. Re1 Rd8 23. Ne4 Bc7+ 24. Kh1 Qh5 25. Re3 (25. Bb2 Bxh3 $19) 25... Qe5 26. Ng3 Qa1+ 27. Kh2 Qf6 28. Bb2 { white managed to impove and now he has the edge } 28... Qg6 29. Kh1 (29. Kg1 { is a bit better }) 29... Bb6 30. Rf3 Bc7 31. Bc3?! { Inaccuracy. . } (31. Qe2 b5 32. Be5 Bxe5 33. Qxe5 Rxd3 34. Rxd3 Qxd3 35. Nh5 Qg6 36. cxb5 cxb5 37. Qxb5 $16) 31... b5 32. Qe2 bxc4 33. bxc4 a4 34. Qe3 Qg5 35. Qe1 Qg6 { black is happy with a draw } 36. Qe3 Qg5 37. Qe1 Qg6 38. Qe2 { after all white have decided to keep playing } 38... a3 39. Bb4?! { Inaccuracy. Kg1 was best. } (39. Kg1 Qg5 40. Qe1 Qg6 41. Qe3) 39... Rb8?! { Inaccuracy. Bxc4 was best. } (39... Bxc4 40. dxc4 Qb1+ 41. Be1 Rd1 42. Re3 Ba5 43. Re8+ Kh7 44. Qf3 Rxe1+ 45. Rxe1 Bxe1 46. Kh2) 40. Qe1 Rd8 41. Qc3 h5 { Black is losing another pawn and now has to bring everything in attack } 42. Bxa3 h4 43. Ne2 Bf5 44. Nd4 Be4? { Ding goes for maximal risk. Bd7 was best. } (44... Bd7 45. Re3 Qf6 $44) 45. dxe4 Qxe4 46. Rd3 Be5 47. Bc5?? { Blunder. Bb2 was best. } (47. Bb2 c5 { probably both players have missed } 48. Nf3! Rxd3 (48... Bxc3 49. Rxd8+ Kh7 50. Ng5+) 49. Qxe5 Rd1+ 50. Kh2 $18) 47... Rb8! { Suddenly white can not defend everything } 48. Bb4 (48. Rd1 Rb1 49. Qd2 Bf4) 48... Rxb4 49. Qxb4 Qxd3 50. Nf3 Qf1+ 51. Ng1 Bd4! { this is the key.Now black want to take f2 with the bishop } 52. Qb8+ Kh7 53. Qf4 Bxf2 54. Qf5+ Kh6 55. Qf4+ Kg6 56. Qg4+ Kf6 57. Qf4+?! { White have a few checks but the black king will hide easily } 57... Ke6 58. Qe4+ Kd6 59. Qf4+ Kc5 60. Qe5+ Kxc4 61. Qe4+ Kb5 { 0-1 White resigns. } 0-1