FIDE Turnir kandidata 2024-Praggnanandhaa postigao jedinu pobjedu trećeg kola

Toronto, Kanada

Praggnanandhaa je pobjedio Santosha Vidita u 3. kolu turnira kandidata. To je i jedina odlučena partija trećeg kola. Zanimljivo da je i na ženskom turniru kandidata postignuta samo jedna pobjeda, a pobjedu je postigla njegova sestra Vaishali. Čini se da je Praggnanandhaa došao na turnir kandidata sa namjerom da osvaja poene iz najsloženijih mogućih pozicija na tabli, juče je bio neuspješan, ali danas je uspio. Viditovi slabi potezi 29. Qd4? i 32.b4? su ga koštali poraza.

Gukesh je imao u jednom trenutku priliku da stekne veću prednost protiv Iana Nepomniachtchija, trebalo je da pronađe 29.a4 ili 30.a4 što bi manje-više forsiralo bxa4, a zatim je ubacio topa na c4 sa velikom prednošću. Ipak, desilo se da je razmijenio topove i većina njegove prednosti je nestala.

Fabiano Caruana je postigao relativno lagan remi crnim figurama protiv Alireze Firouzje, a Nijat Abasov i Hikaru Nakamura su izgledali zadovoljni današnjim remijem.

Posle 3.kola u vođstvu su Gukesh, Nepomniachtchi i Caruana sa po 2 poena.

7. aprila se igra četvrto kolo, a zatim slijedi slobodan dan.

Rezultati 3. kola (6. april, 2024)
Gukesh, D	– Nepomniachtchi, Ian	½-½	40	E01	Catalan
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi	– Praggnanandhaa, R	0-1	45	C70	Ruy Lopez
Firouzja, Alireza	– Caruana, Fabiano	½-½	38	B30	Sicilian Rossolimo
Abasov, Nijat	– Nakamura, Hikaru	½-½	29	D10	Slav Defence

Stanje posle 3. kola

1.	Gukesh, D	g	IND	2743	2
2.	Nepomniachtchi, Ian	g	RUS	2758	2
3.	Caruana, Fabiano	g	USA	2803	2
4.	Praggnanandhaa, R	g	IND	2747	1½
5.	Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi	g	IND	2727	1½
6.	Firouzja, Alireza	g	FRA	2760	1
7.	Nakamura, Hikaru	g	USA	2789	1
8.	Abasov, Nijat	g	AZE	2632	1

Vidit,Santosh Gujrathi (2727) – Praggnanandhaa R (2747)

FIDE Candidates 2024 Toronto (3.4), 05.04.2024
[TA]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 f5

5.d4 exd4 6.e5 [%cal Ye1g1] [6.exf5 Qe7+ 7.Kf1 Qe4=] 6…b5 7.Bb3 [%cal Ye1g1] 7…Na5 8.Nxd4 Strongly threatening 0–0. White is better. 8…Bb7 9.Nxf5 [9.0–0!?] 9…Nxb3 10.axb3 Threatens to win with 0–0. 10…d6! Black is weak on the dark squares

11.Qe2 Qd7 12.e6 Qc6 13.Bg5 [%cal Yf5g7] Threatening mate with Nxg7+! 13…g6 [13…Qxg2 14.Nxg7+ Bxg7 15.Qh5+ Kf8 16.Qf7#]

14.Ne3 Repels Qd5 14…h6 [%mdl 1024] Black has compensation. 15.Bf4 Ne7 16.c4 b4 Inhibits Nc3. 17.Qg4 [%cal Ye3d5] 17…Qc5 18.0–0 Bg7 19.Nd2 0–0–0 [#] [19…0–0!=]

20.h4 [20.Nd5!± Nxd5 (20…Bxd5? 21.Be3+-) 21.cxd5] 20…Rde8 [20…Bxb2 with more complications. 21.Ra2 Bc3 22.Nd5 Nxd5 23.e7+ Rd7] 21.Rad1 [%cal Ye3d5] 21…Bxb2 22.Nd5 Nxd5 23.cxd5 Bxd5 [23…Qxd5 24.Nc4 Qxe6 25.Qxe6+ Rxe6 26.Nxb2+-] 24.e7+ [#]

[24.Qxg6? Rhg8–+ (24…Bxe6? 25.Qb1–+; 24…Rxe6? 25.Qf5–+; 24…Bxe6? 25.Qb1–+; 24…Rxe6? 25.Qf5–+) ; White should try 24.Rfe1!³ ] 24…Kb8!µ 25.Be3 [25.Qxg6? Rhg8–+ (25…Rxe7? 26.Qd3–+; 25…Rxe7? 26.Qd3–+) ] 25…Qb5 26.Nc4 Bc3 A strong pair of Bishops. 27.Bd4 Prevents Rxe7 [27.Nxd6? cxd6 28.Qg3 Qc6–+ (28…Bxb3 29.Rxd6 Be5 30.Rb6+=) ] 27…Rhg8 Dancing on a razor blade. [27…Rh7µ 28.Bxc3 bxc3 29.Qxg6 (29.Qd4? c2µ) 29…Rhxe7 (29…Rexe7 30.Nxd6 Qc6 31.Qf5=) 30.Nxd6 Qc6 31.Rxd5 c2] 28.Bxc3!= bxc3 29.Qd4 [%csl Yc3,Yd5] Repels Rxe7 29…Bb7 30.Qxc3 Rxe7 31.Na5 Re5 [31…Re4 simplifies 32.Rc1 Qb6 33.Nxb7 Qxb7 34.Qg3 Rb4] 32.b4 g5 33.h5 [¹33.Nxb7 Qxb7 34.Qc4] 33…g4 34.Rfe1 [34.Rc1µ was called for. 34…Qb6 35.Nxb7 Kxb7 36.Rc2] 34…g3‚ [%mdl 128] ( -> …gxf2+). Black wants a kill. [34…Rxh5 35.Nxb7 Qxb7 36.Qc4µ]

35.Nxb7? [35.Rxe5 was the only chance. 35…gxf2+ (35…Qxe5 36.Qxe5 gxf2+ 37.Kxf2³) 36.Kxf2 dxe5 (36…Qxe5 37.Qxe5 dxe5 38.g3µ; 36…Rxg2+ 37.Ke1µ) 37.Nxb7 Qxb7 38.g3] 35…gxf2+ [35…Kxb7 36.Rxe5 Qxe5 37.Qxe5 dxe5 38.fxg3=; 35…Qxb7 36.Qf3 gxf2+ (36…Qxb4 37.Rxe5 gxf2+ 38.Kxf2µ; 36…Qxf3? 37.gxf3 Rxh5 38.fxg3–+) 37.Kxf2 Qb6+ (37…Qxb4? 38.Rb1+-) 38.Kf1–+] 36.Kxf2 And now Rxe5 would win. 36…Qxb7 37.Qf3 Reg5 [37…Qxb4? perishes. 38.Rb1+-] 38.Qxb7+ Kxb7 [%mdl 4096] Endgame. KRR-KRR 39.g4 Rxg4 40.Re6 Rh4 [Don’t do 40…Rxb4 41.Rxh6 a5 42.Rh7–+] 41.Rxh6 Rg5 [Not 41…Rxb4 42.Rh7µ] 42.Rh7 Rhxh5 43.Rd7 Kc8 44.Re7 Re5 45.Rg7 [45.Rf7 was the only defense.] 45…Rhf5+

Weighted Error Value: White=0.25 (precise) /Black=0.11 (very precise) . Mistake: White=6 Black=2 Inaccurate: White=6 Black=1 OK: White=10 Black=16 Best: White=2 Black=7 Strong: White=1 Black=2 0–1

Gukesh D (2743) – Nepomniachtchi,Ian (2758)

FIDE Candidates 2024 Toronto (3.1), 05.04.2024
[TA]

1.d4 Nf6 [%cal Yg8f6,Yf6d5,Yd5b4,Yb4c6][%mdl 32] 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Nf3 cxd4 7.0–0 Bc5 8.Nxd4 0–0 9.Nb3 Be7 10.e4 Nb4 11.Nc3 N8c6 [%cal Yb8c6,Yc6e5,Ye5c4][%mdl 32] 12.Be3 Qxd1 13.Raxd1 Ne5 14.a3 Nbc6 15.f4 Nc4 [%csl Yb2,Ye3] 16.Bc1 f6 17.Rfe1 Rb8 18.Bf1 Nd6 19.Nb5 Nxb5 20.Bxb5 Kf7 21.Be3 a6 22.Be2 b5 23.Nc5 Rd8 24.Rxd8 Bxd8 25.Rc1 [%cal Yc5e6] White is much more active. 25…Bb6 26.Kf2 [%cal Yc5a6] And now Nxa6! would win. 26…Bxc5 27.Bxc5 [#]

Threatens to win with Bd6. 27…Bb7 28.Ke3 Rd8 29.Bb6 A strong pair of Bishops. [White should play 29.a4± ] 29…Rd7² 30.Rd1 Rxd1 31.Bxd1 [%mdl 4096] Endgame. KBB-KBN 31…g6 32.Bc5 h5 33.b3 Bc8 34.a4 e5 35.axb5 axb5 [#]

36.f5 Kg7 37.fxg6 Bg4 The position is equal. 38.Bc2 [But not 38.Bxg4 hxg4 39.Kd3 Kxg6=] 38…Be6 39.Kd2 b4 40.Bd1 Kxg6 Weighted Error Value: White=0.08 (flawless) /Black=0.07 (flawless) . Mistake: White=2 — Inaccurate: White=1 Black=4 OK: White=13 Black=14 Best: White=1 — ½–½

Abasov,Nijat (2632) – Nakamura,Hikaru (2789) [D10]

FIDE Candidates 2024 Toronto CAN (3.2), 06.04.2024

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bf4 a6 7.e3 Bg4 8.h3 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 e6 10.Rc1 Bd6 11.Bd3 Bxf4 12.Qxf4 0–0 13.0–0 Rc8 14.Qf3 Qd6 15.Qe2 Nd7 16.Qd2 Ne7 17.Ne2 g6 18.Rxc8 Rxc8 19.Rc1 Rxc1+ 20.Nxc1 Nc6 21.Nb3 Qb4 22.Qxb4 Nxb4 23.Bb1 Nc6 24.Kf1 b6

25.Bd3 Nb4 26.Bb1 Nc6 27.Bd3 Nb4 28.Bb1 Nc6 29.Bd3 ½–½

Firouzja,Alireza (2760) – Caruana,Fabiano (2803) [B30]

FIDE Candidates 2024 Toronto CAN (3.3), 06.04.2024

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nd4 5.e5 Nxb5 6.Nxb5 Nd5 7.c4 Nc7 8.Nc3 d5 9.exd6 exd6 10.d4 Be7 11.0–0 0–0 12.Bf4 Ne6 13.Be3 Nc7 14.h3 Bf5 15.Re1 Re8 16.Qd2 d5 17.cxd5 c4 18.Bf4 Nxd5 19.Re5 Nxc3 20.Qxc3 Qd7 21.Qxc4 Rac8 22.Qb5 Qxb5 23.Rxb5 Be4 24.d5