[Event "13th World Teams Pool A"] [Site "Jerusalem ISR"] [Date "2022.11.20"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Vachier Lagrave, M."] [Black "Ivanchuk, V."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2736"] [WhiteTeam "France"] [BlackElo "2673"] [BlackTeam "Ukraine"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C84"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Closed, Martinez Variation"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/rflcZzaJ/m1697RVd"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.12] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.32] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.2] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.37] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.31] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.37] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.29] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.36] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.27] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.34] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.51] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.36] } 8. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.37] } 8... Nd7 { [%eval 0.56] } 9. Bc2 { [%eval 0.43] } 9... Nb6 { [%eval 0.68] } 10. b4 { [%eval 0.2] } 10... f5 { [%eval 0.11] } 11. a4 { [%eval 0.0] } 11... fxe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 12. dxe4 { [%eval 0.09] } 12... Bg4 { [%eval 0.3] } 13. h3 { [%eval 0.33] } 13... Bh5 { [%eval 0.17] } 14. Re1 { [%eval -0.24] } 14... Bg5 { [%eval 0.37] } 15. g4 { [%eval 0.22] } 15... Be8 { [%eval 0.34] } 16. Nxg5 { [%eval 0.1] } 16... Qxg5 { [%eval 0.27] } 17. Nf3 { [%eval 0.15] } 17... Qf6 { [%eval 0.19] } 18. Kg2 { [%eval 0.29] } 18... Bd7 { [%eval 0.2] } 19. a5 { [%eval 0.28] } 19... Nc8 { [%eval 0.14] } 20. Bb3+ { [%eval 0.35] } 20... Kh8 { [%eval 0.57] } 21. g5?! { [%eval -0.37] } { This move loosens White's grip on the f5-square, which could have been a pleasant outpost for the knight. } (21. Bg5 Qg6 22. Qd2 Be6 23. Nh4 Qf7 24. Bxe6 Qxe6 25. Nf5 N8e7 26. f3 { Black does not want to capture on f5, introducing f5-f6 into the position, and as such must suffer passively. }) 21... Qd8 { [%eval -0.45] } 22. Nh4 { [%eval -0.39] } 22... N8e7 { [%eval -0.51] } 23. Kg3 { [%eval -0.78] } 23... Qe8 { [%eval -0.61] } 24. Qe2 { [%eval -0.99] } 24... Nd8 { [%eval -1.13] } 25. f4 { [%eval -1.15] } { There is something to be said for how playing against Ivanchuk can bring out the "Chucky" in all of us. } 25... Be6 { [%eval -0.34] } 26. Bc2 { [%eval -0.28] } 26... exf4+ { [%eval -0.19] } 27. Bxf4 { [%eval -0.21] } 27... Ndc6 { [%eval -0.38] } 28. Rf1 { [%eval -0.37] } 28... Rd8 { [%eval -0.03] } 29. Rad1 { [%eval -0.45] } 29... Ne5 { [%eval 0.0] } 30. Bxe5 { [%eval 0.0] } 30... dxe5 { [%eval 0.12] } 31. Rxf8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 31... Qxf8 { [%eval 0.0] } 32. Rf1 { [%eval -0.11] } 32... Qe8 { [%eval -0.35] } 33. Rf2 { [%eval -0.75] } 33... Qc6 { [%eval -0.47] } 34. Qe3 { [%eval -0.58] } 34... Ng6 { [%eval 0.28] } 35. Nf3?! { [%eval -0.68] } (35. Nxg6+ hxg6 36. Qc5! Qxc5 (36... Qd6 37. Qxd6 Rxd6 38. Rf8+ { White's rook would enjoy more activity than in the game continuation. }) 37. bxc5 { The lasting pressure on b7 would favor White. }) 35... Bc8 { [%eval -0.28] } 36. Rd2 { [%eval -0.13] } 36... Rf8 { [%eval -0.58] } 37. Bb3 { [%eval -0.32] } 37... Be6 { [%eval 0.0] } 38. Bxe6 { [%eval -0.4] } 38... Qxe6 { [%eval -0.68] } 39. Nh2 { [%eval -1.0] } 39... Nf4 { [%eval -0.55] } 40. Ng4 { [%eval -0.67] } 40... Qe7?! { [%eval 0.0] } { This move invites a forcing simplification when Black would prefer to keep queens on. } (40... Qg6 41. h4 Re8 42. Nf2 Qe6 { This can keep the attack alive, at least in spirit. }) 41. Qc5! { [%eval 0.0] } 41... Qxc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 42. bxc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 42... Ne6 { [%eval 0.0] } 43. Rd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 43... Nxg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 44. Rxe5 { [%eval 0.0] } 44... h6 { [%eval 0.0] } 45. h4 { [%eval 0.0] } 45... Rf3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 46. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] } 46... Rf4 { [%eval 0.0] } 47. Nf2 { [%eval -0.13] } 47... Rxh4 { [%eval -0.1] } 48. Kg3 { [%eval -0.14] } 48... Rh5 { [%eval -0.13] } 49. Re7 { [%eval -0.12] } 49... Kg8 { [%eval -0.13] } 50. Kg4 { [%eval -0.09] } 50... Rh2 { [%eval -0.09] } 51. Kg3 { [%eval -0.16] } 51... Rh5 { [%eval -0.04] } 52. e5 { [%eval -0.03] } 52... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] } 53. Rxc7 { [%eval -0.07] } 53... Ne6 { [%eval -0.11] } 54. c6 { [%eval -0.04] } 54... bxc6 { [%eval -0.1] } 55. Rxc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 55... Rxe5 { [%eval 0.0] } 56. Rxa6 { [%eval -0.06] } 56... Ke7 { [%eval -0.05] } 57. Ra7+ { [%eval -0.1] } 57... Kd6 { [%eval -0.09] } 58. Kf3 { [%eval -0.07] } 58... Ng5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 59. Kg4 { [%eval 0.0] } 59... Re3 { [%eval 0.03] } 60. Rxg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 60... Rxc3 { [%eval 0.02] } 61. Rg6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 61... Ke5 { [%eval 0.22] } 62. Rxh6 { [%eval 0.15] } 62... Ne6 { [%eval 0.22] } 63. Rh5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 63... Kd4 { [%eval 0.09] } 64. Rb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 64... Ra3 { [%eval 0.0] } 65. Kf5 { [%eval 0.0] } 65... Nc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 66. Ng4 { [%eval 0.0] } 66... Kc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 67. Rb1 { [%eval 0.0] } 67... Rxa5 { [%eval 0.0] } 68. Ne5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 68... Kc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 69. Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 69... Ra2 { [%eval 0.0] } 70. Rc1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 70... Rc2 { [%eval 0.0] } 71. Rxc2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 71... Kxc2 { [%eval 0.0] } { 1/2-1/2 The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2