Nepomniachtchi, I. – Narayanan, SL.

2767 2024 · White wins (resignation, time or agreement)

Center Game, 2024: Nepomniachtchi (2767) against Narayanan (2649), with 3.Qxd4 and queenside castling as early as move 7. The position caught fire after 11...Nxe4, and from there each side handed the advantage back in turn. On move 24, 24.Rdd1 was a missed chance, dropping the evaluation from −0.8 to −2.9; Black answered with 26...Rb2, from +4.9 to +1.2, and after 29.h4 (from −1.4 to −3.6) let it slip again with 29...Rb1+, from +3.6 to +1.2. Accuracy came in at 85% for White and 80% for Black, with White winning after 52 moves. The club takeaway: in sharp positions, hasty consolidating moves cost the most.

Narayanan, SL.(2649)—

+0.3

Nepomniachtchi, I.(2767)—

Analysis mode

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Starting position

Accuracy

Nepomniachtchi, I.88%

Narayanan, SL.85%

Analysis mode

Mistake 1 / 10

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Nepomniachtchi, I. – Narayanan, SL.

Synthesis

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