Event: WR Chess Masters
Site: Dusseldorf, Germany
Date: 2023-02-18
White: Nepomniachtchi, Ian
WhiteElo: 2793
Black: Giri, Anish
BlackElo: 2780
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A28
Opening: English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Korchnoi Line
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:59:44] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:59:46] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:59:38] } 2... e5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:59:38] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:59:29] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:59:33] } 4. a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:59:25] } 4... d5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:59:06] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:59:18] } 5... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:59:02] } 6. Qc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:59:09] } 6... Nxc3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:58:22] } 7. bxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:58:55] } 7... Qd6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:52:52] } 8. g3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:58:40] } 8... Qg6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:26:36] } 9. d3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:56:58] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:12:19] } 10. Bg2 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:54:18] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:12:14] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:50:54] } 11... Rb8 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:10:51] } 12. a4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:44:52] } 12... b6 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:10:33] } 13. Nd2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:39:22] } 13... Na5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:09:25] } 14. Bb2 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:32:35] } 14... Bb7 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:05:26] } 15. Bxb7 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:28:54] } 15... Rxb7 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 1:05:19] } 16. c4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:28:24] } 16... Nc6 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:05:00] } 17. Nf3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:25:57] } 17... Bd6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:03:17] } 18. a5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:24:20] } 18... bxa5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:00:12] } 19. c5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:12:10] } 19... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:59:59] } 20. Bxe5?! { [%eval -0.42] } { Inaccuracy. Qxc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:25] } 20... Bb6 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:57:47] } 21. Rfc1 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 1:00:29] } 21... Nb4 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 0:54:36] } 22. Qc4 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:57:45] } 22... c5 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:47:57] } 23. Bf4 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:54:40] } 23... Re8 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:45:38] } 24. Be3 { [%eval -1.16] [%clk 0:54:11] } 24... Rbe7 { [%eval -1.17] [%clk 0:44:45] } 25. Nd2 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:50:16] } 25... Qh5 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 0:36:22] } 26. Re1 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 0:50:01] } 26... Nd5 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 0:36:05] } 27. Nf1?! { [%eval -1.38] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:00] } 27... h6 { [%eval -1.27] [%clk 0:31:56] } 28. Rac1 { [%eval -1.32] [%clk 0:48:02] } 28... Nf6 { [%eval -1.21] [%clk 0:31:28] } 29. Qa4 { [%eval -0.96] [%clk 0:44:33] } 29... Ng4 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:26:12] } 30. Rc4 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 0:43:56] } 30... f5 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:25:39] } 31. Qa2 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:34:45] } 31... Qf7 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:24:58] } 32. Ra4 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:29:01] } 32... Qxa2 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:24:05] } 33. Rxa2 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:28:57] } 33... c4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:23:52] } 34. dxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:22] } 34... Nxe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:40] } 35. Nxe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:16] } 35... Bxe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:38] } 36. fxe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:09] } 36... Rxe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:36] } 37. Rxa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:04] } 1/2-1/2