[Event "GCT Rapid Croatia 2021"] [Site "Zagreb CRO"] [Date "2021.07.09"] [Round "9.5"] [White "Vachier Lagrave, M.."] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, I.."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2749"] [BlackElo "2792"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B46"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 { B46 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation } 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Qd3 d5 8. Qg3 h5 9. h4 d4 10. Nb1 Nf6 11. e5 Ne4 12. Qf3 Qd5 13. Bd3 Bb4+ 14. Kf1 f5 15. exf6 Nxf6 16. c3 Bc5 17. Bg6+ Kd8 18. Nd2 dxc3 19. bxc3 e5 20. c4 Qxf3 21. gxf3 Be6 22. Kg2?! { (0.66 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Rg1 was best. } (22. Rg1 Kc7) 22... Rb8 23. Nb3 Bd6 24. Rd1 Ke7? { (0.65 → 2.12) Mistake. Kc7 was best. } (24... Kc7 25. c5 Be7 26. Bb2 Nd7 27. Be4 Rb5 28. Bc3 Rc8 29. Bd3 Rf8 30. Ba5+ Rxa5 31. Nxa5) 25. Bd3? { (2.12 → 0.66) Mistake. Na5 was best. } (25. Na5 Bd7 26. Be3 c5 27. Rd2 Rb6 28. Rad1 Rc8 29. Nb7 Rxb7 30. Rxd6 Be6 31. Rxa6 Bxc4) 25... Kf7?! { (0.66 → 1.46) Inaccuracy. Rhd8 was best. } (25... Rhd8 26. Bg5) 26. Bg5?! { (1.46 → 0.36) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } (26. Na5) 26... Bb4 27. Nd2?! { (0.88 → -0.19) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } (27. a3 Be7 28. Na5 Rhc8 29. Rab1 Rxb1 30. Rxb1 Bxa3 31. Rb6 Nd7 32. Rxa6 Bd6 33. Be3 Bc5) 27... Rhd8 28. Ne4 Be7 29. Ng3 Bc5 30. Ne4 Nxe4 31. fxe4?! { (-0.42 → -1.17) Inaccuracy. Bxe4 was best. } (31. Bxe4) 31... Be7 32. Be3?! { (-1.13 → -1.79) Inaccuracy. Bxe7 was best. } (32. Bxe7 Kxe7 33. Be2 Rxd1 34. Rxd1 g6 35. c5 Rb4 36. f3 Rb2 37. Kf1 Rc2 38. Bxa6 Rxc5) 32... Bxh4?! { (-1.79 → -0.78) Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } (32... Bg4) 33. c5?! { (-0.78 → -1.54) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } (33. Be2) 33... a5 34. Be2 g6 35. Rdb1 Rb4 36. Rxb4 axb4 37. a4?? { (-1.04 → -3.38) Blunder. Bd1 was best. } (37. Bd1) 37... bxa3? { (-3.38 → -1.49) Mistake. Kf6 was best. } (37... Kf6 38. Rb1 b3 39. Bd1 Rb8 40. Bd2 Bg5 41. Bc3 Bc4 42. a5 Bf4 43. Bxb3 Bxb3 44. a6) 38. Rxa3 Kf6 39. Ra6 Rc8 40. f4 exf4?! { (-2.07 → -1.31) Inaccuracy. Be1 was best. } (40... Be1) 41. Bxf4 g5 42. Bd6 g4 43. Ra7 Kg6 44. Ba6 Rh8 45. Rc7 Bd8 46. Rxc6 Bd7 47. Rb6 Bxb6 48. cxb6 Bc6 49. b7 Bxe4+ 50. Kg3 Bxb7 51. Bxb7 Kg5 52. Be7+ Kf5 53. Kh4 Rh7 54. Bc8+ Kf4 55. Bd6+ Kf3 56. Be6 Ke4 57. Bg3 Rh8 58. Bd7 Rh7 59. Be6 Rh8 60. Bd7 Rh7 61. Be6 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2