[Event "WR Chess Masters"] [Site "Dusseldorf, Germany"] [Date "2023.02.16"] [Round "1.2"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2766"] [BlackElo "2729"] [Annotator "Lang, JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A08"] [Opening "Zukertort Opening: Reversed Grünfeld"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/wy4VAHLx/bt48zBMo"] [Orientation "white"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O Nc6 5. d4 e6 6. c4 dxc4 7. Qa4 (7. Ne5 { is an interesting line, recommended by Sielecki. } 7... Bd7! (7... Nxe5?! 8. dxe5 Nd5 9. Na3 c3 10. bxc3 Nxc3 11. Qc2 Nd5 12. Rd1 Bd7 13. Nc4 $16) (7... Nxd4?? 8. e3 Nf5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Nxf7+ $18) 8. Na3 cxd4 9. Naxc4 Be7 10. Qb3 Qc7 11. Bf4 Nh5 12. Nxc6 Nxf4 13. Nxe7 Nxg2 14. Rac1 Kxe7 15. Qa3+ Kf6 16. Qf3+ Ke7 17. Qa3+ Kf6 18. Qf3+ Ke7 19. Qa3+ { ½-½ (19) Nepomniachtchi,I (2792)-So,W (2770) chess24.com INT 2021 }) 7... Bd7 8. Qxc4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Rc8 10. Nc3 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bc5 12. Qh4 Bc6 13. Rd1 Qb6?! (13... Qa5 { was Black's best bet, where White seems to have nothing better than liquidation, assuming Black finds the next few optimal moves. } 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Bxc6+ Rxc6 (15... bxc6 16. Rac1 $16) 16. Ne4 Qe5 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Rac1 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Kd7 $14) 14. Bxc6+ Rxc6 (14... Qxc6 15. Bg5 Be7 (15... Nd5 { is worse because of the spectacular } 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Rac1 Qb6 18. Be7!! $18 { . }) 16. Rac1 $16) 15. Bh6! Bf8 (15... Bxf2+ 16. Kg2! (16. Kf1?? { would allow a perpetual check after } 16... Bg1! 17. e3 Qxb2 18. Kxg1 Qxc3 19. Bxg7 Qxe3+ 20. Kh1 Qf3+ 21. Kg1 Qe3+ 22. Kf1 { . })) 16. Rd3 Nd5 (16... e5 { was no better. For instance, White can play } 17. Be3 Qb4 18. Qg5 Re6 19. Rc1 $18 { . }) 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Be3 Qxb2 19. Bd4 Qb4 20. Rb3 (20. Qh5 { is the computer's preference, avoiding the queen trade. But, practically speaking, So's continuation is cleanest. }) 20... Qe7 21. Qxe7+! Kxe7 22. Rxb7+ Ke6 23. Rb8 h5 24. Rab1 h4 25. Kg2 Kf5 26. Kf3 hxg3 27. hxg3 Rc4 28. e3 Rc2 29. R1b5 Kg6 30. Rxd5 Rxa2 31. Rdd8 Rh2 32. Rxf8 Raxf2+ 33. Ke4 f6 34. Rb7 a6 35. Ra8 Ra2 36. Raa7 Rh7 37. Kf3 Ra5 38. Rb6 Rg5 39. Kg2 a5 40. e4 Rg4 41. Kf3 Rg5 42. Be3 Re5 43. Bf4 Rc5 44. e5 Rh8 45. Rba6 Rd8 46. exf6 gxf6 47. Rxa5 Rc3+ 48. Kg4 { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0