Ian Alexandrovich Nepomniachtchi – 丁立人 (Dīng Lìrén)
World Chess Championship 2023; tie-break game 4; time control: 25 minutes plus 10 seconds per move; Astana, April 30, 2023
Spanish Game C84
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Bd7 9. h3 0-0 10. Be3 Na5 11. Ba2 bxa4 12. Nc3 Rb8 13. Bb1 Qe8 14. b3 c5 15. Nxa4 Nc6 16. Nc3 a5 17. Nd2 Be6 18. Nc4 d5 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Bd2 Nxc3 21. Bxc3 Bxc4 22. bxc4 Bd8 23. Bd2 Bc7 24. c3 f5 25. Re1 Rd8 26. Ra2 Qg6 27. Qe2 Qd6 28. g3 Rde8 29. Qf3 e4 30. dxe4 Ne5 31. Qg2 Nd3 32. Bxd3 Qxd3 33. exf5 Rxe1+ 34. Bxe1 Qxc4 35. Ra1 Rxf5 36. Bd2 h6 37. Qc6 Rf7 38. Re1 Kh7 39. Be3 Be5 40. Qe8 Bxc3 41. Rc1 Rf6 42. Qd7 Qe2 43. Qd5 Bb4 44. Qe4+ Kg8 45. Qd5+ Kh7 46. Qe4+
46. ... Rg6! The only comment worth quoting is one by the newly former World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen: “Self-pinning for immortality. Congrats 丁 (Dīng)!!”.
47. Qf5?! Objectively, White’s best seems to be 47. h4, to which Black would probably reply 47. ... h5 with a volatile balance between good and bad thoughts.
47. ... c4! 48. h4? Just too late. White ought to play 48. Qf4 c3 (after 48. ... Bd6!? 49. Qxc4 Rxg3+ 50. fxg3 Qxe3+ Black cannot expect more than a draw) 49. Qf5 which should hold owing to the pin on Black’s Rook.
48. ... Qd3! 49. Qf3 Rf6 50. Qg4 c3 51. Rd1 Qg6 52. Qc8 Rc6 53. Qa8
47. Qf5?! Objectively, White’s best seems to be 47. h4, to which Black would probably reply 47. ... h5 with a volatile balance between good and bad thoughts.
47. ... c4! 48. h4? Just too late. White ought to play 48. Qf4 c3 (after 48. ... Bd6!? 49. Qxc4 Rxg3+ 50. fxg3 Qxe3+ Black cannot expect more than a draw) 49. Qf5 which should hold owing to the pin on Black’s Rook.
48. ... Qd3! 49. Qf3 Rf6 50. Qg4 c3 51. Rd1 Qg6 52. Qc8 Rc6 53. Qa8
53. ... Rd6? 丁立人 (Dīng Lìrén), caught in his emotions, now misses an easy win with 53. ... c2! 54. Rc1 (54. Rd8 c1=Q+! 55. Bxc1 Rxc1+ 56. Kh2 Qc6−+) 54. ... Rd6−+ — an omission that might have costed him the title.
54. Rxd6 Qxd6 55. Qe4+ Qg6 56. Qc4 Qb1+ 57. Kh2 a4 58. Bd4 a3
54. Rxd6 Qxd6 55. Qe4+ Qg6 56. Qc4 Qb1+ 57. Kh2 a4 58. Bd4 a3
59. Qc7? So this is the end! Nepomniachtchi misses his last chance to save the match — at least for a while — by 59. Bxg7! Kxg7 60. Qc7+ with a draw by perpetual check.
59. ... Qg6 60. Qc4 c2 61. Be3 Bd6 62. Kg2 h5 63. Kf1 Be5 64. g4 hxg4 65. h5 Qf5 66. Qd5 g3 67. f4 a2 68. Qxa2 Bxf4 0 : 1.
59. ... Qg6 60. Qc4 c2 61. Be3 Bd6 62. Kg2 h5 63. Kf1 Be5 64. g4 hxg4 65. h5 Qf5 66. Qd5 g3 67. f4 a2 68. Qxa2 Bxf4 0 : 1.
丁立人 (Dīng Lìrén) is the first Chinese to ever win the absolute (i.e., all-gender) title of World Chess Champion. Photo: Stev Bonhage/FIDE. |
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