[Event "FIDE World Championship 2023"] [Site "Astana"] [Date "2023.04.09"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Black "Ding, Liren"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2788"] [TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:900+30"] [Annotator "TA"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C85"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Closed, Delayed Exchange"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/qhHopHBZ/6UQbtyP4"] [Orientation "white"] { [%evp 13,97,11,20,0,0,0,0,2,4,0,9,18,31,23,36,4,15,18,18,12,26,27,27,28,30,33,39,39,35,32,29,27,37,35,38,44,40,40,79,76,75,76,76,72,80,66,62,23,31,0,0,0,52,44,52,13,15,15,17,0,29,36,32,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8,0] } 1. e4 { [%emt 0:00:07] } 1... e5 { [%emt 0:00:49] } 2. Nf3 { [%emt 0:00:07] } 2... Nc6 { [%emt 0:00:20] } 3. Bb5 { [%emt 0:00:06] } 3... a6 { [%emt 0:00:34] } 4. Ba4 { [%emt 0:00:06] } 4... Nf6 { [%emt 0:00:25] } 5. O-O { [%emt 0:00:27] } 5... Be7 { [%emt 0:00:13] } 6. Bxc6 { [%emt 0:00:25] } 6... dxc6 { [%emt 0:00:20] } 7. Re1 { [%emt 0:00:04] } 7... Nd7 { [%emt 0:09:17] } 8. d4 { [%emt 0:00:35] C85: Closed Ruy Lopez: Deferred Exchange Variation. } 8... exd4 { [%emt 0:01:28] } 9. Qxd4 { [%emt 0:00:07] } 9... O-O { [%emt 0:00:42] } 10. Bf4 { [%emt 0:00:08] } 10... Nc5 { [%emt 0:04:00] } 11. Qe3 { [%emt 0:00:36] [#] } 11... Bg4 $146 { [%emt 0:07:55] } (11... Ne6 12. Bg3 Bc5 13. Qc3 Qe7 14. Nbd2 Re8 15. Rad1 { ½-½ Groszpeter,A (2446)-Pinter,J (2540) HUN-chT 1516 2015 (8.7) }) 12. Nd4 { [%emt 0:03:40] } 12... Qd7 { [%emt 0:08:46] [%cal Bc5e4] } 13. Nc3 { [%emt 0:24:03] } 13... Rad8 { [%emt 0:02:07] [#] } 14. Nf5 { [%emt 0:03:07] } 14... Ne6 { [%emt 0:05:33] } (14... Bxf5 15. exf5) 15. Nxe7+ { [%emt 0:05:18] } 15... Qxe7 { [%emt 0:00:24] } 16. Bg3 { [%emt 0:00:42] } 16... Bh5 { [%emt 0:01:12] } 17. f3 { [%emt 0:04:04] } 17... f6 { [%emt 0:01:02] } 18. h3 { [%emt 0:03:34] } 18... h6 { [%emt 0:00:56] } 19. Kh2 { [%emt 0:02:17] } 19... Bf7 { [%emt 0:14:45] } 20. Rad1 { [%emt 0:05:17] } 20... b6 { [%emt 0:07:02] } 21. a3 { [%emt 0:07:53] } 21... a5 { [%emt 0:04:06] } 22. Ne2 { [%emt 0:05:04] } 22... Rxd1 { [%emt 0:10:08] } 23. Rxd1 { [%emt 0:00:11] } 23... Rd8 { [%emt 0:00:04] } 24. Rd3 { [%emt 0:00:30] } 24... c5 { [%emt 0:08:25] } 25. Qd2 { [%emt 0:02:14] } 25... c6 { [%emt 0:10:44] } 26. Rxd8+ { [%emt 0:02:44] } 26... Nxd8 { [%emt 0:00:08] } 27. Qf4 { [%emt 0:00:18] Hoping for Qb8. } 27... b5 { [%emt 0:05:02] } 28. Qb8 { [%emt 0:03:24] } 28... Kh7 { [%emt 0:00:38] Black is weak on the dark squares } 29. Bd6 { [%emt 0:14:25] White is more active. } 29... Qd7 { [%emt 0:00:28] } 30. Ng3 { [%emt 0:06:57][%mdl 32] [%cal Be2g3,Bg3f5,Bf5d4] } 30... Ne6 { [%emt 0:01:27] } 31. f4 { [%emt 0:01:49] } 31... h5 { [%emt 0:03:38] } 32. c3 { [%emt 0:02:21] } 32... c4 { [%emt 0:00:59] } (32... h4 33. Nf5 Bg6) 33. h4 $14 { [%emt 0:02:41] } 33... Qd8 { [%emt 0:00:10] } 34. Qb7 { [%emt 0:04:32][%csl LRc6,LRf7] } (34. Qxd8 { simplifies } 34... Nxd8 35. a4 Nb7 36. Ba3) 34... Be8 { [%emt 0:00:42] } (34... Qxd6? 35. Qxf7 Qxf4 36. Qxe6 $18) 35. Nf5 { [%emt 0:00:22] } 35... Qd7 { [%emt 0:00:49] } 36. Qb8 { [%emt 0:01:04] [%cal Ba3a4] } 36... Qd8 { [%emt 0:01:28] } 37. Qxd8 { [%emt 0:03:38] } 37... Nxd8 { [%emt 0:00:02][%mdl 4128] Endgame KBN-KBN } { [%cal Be6d8,Bd8b7,Bb7c5,Bc5d3] } 38. Nd4 { [%emt 0:00:46] } 38... Nb7 { [%emt 0:00:33] The position is equal. } 39. e5 { [%emt 0:00:19] } 39... Kg8 { [%emt 0:01:46] } 40. Kg3 { [%emt 0:00:00] } 40... Bd7 { [%emt 0:00:00] } 41. Bc7 { [%emt 0:09:56] } 41... Nc5 { [%emt 0:04:54] } 42. Bxa5 { [%emt 0:00:41] } 42... Kf7 { [%emt 0:02:18] } 43. Bb4 { [%emt 0:05:14] } 43... Nd3 { [%emt 0:13:34] ...c5 is the strong threat. } 44. e6+ { [%emt 0:00:15][%mdl 64] [#] Deflection } 44... Bxe6 { [%emt 0:00:06] aiming for ...c5. } 45. Nxc6 { [%emt 0:00:04] Black must now prevent Nd8+. } 45... Bd7 { [%emt 0:01:15] } 46. Nd4 { [%emt 0:00:16] } 46... Nxb2 { [%emt 0:00:14] } 47. Kf3 { [%emt 0:02:10] } 47... Nd3 { [%emt 0:07:43] } 48. g3 { [%emt 0:01:54] } 48... Nc1 { [%emt 0:03:26] } 49. Ke3 { [%emt 0:01:05] Weighted Error Value: White=0.06 (flawless) /Black=0.07 (flawless) } 1/2-1/2