🔹22...Qxb7? Serious positional blunder! The correct move was 22...Rxb7 23.Rxa5 Rxb2 24.Rxa8 c5!=
🔹27.h4! The "principal of two weaknesses". It is time to create a second weakness on the kingside!
🔹37.Re4! white eliminates the only piece in black camp that could pose any threat to him. The rest is just simple conversion of advantage now. A great technical game by Ding Liren!
🔹8...Rc8? The idea of early c5 does not work! Black has to finish his development or at least a good part of it before going for c5. 8...Ngf6 is the move that makes the most sense! I really do not know what Ivanchuk was after. 9.0-0 a6 10.a4 Rc8 11.d3 Be7 12.e4 0-0 with slight edge for white.
🔹12.Nh4! Now d5 is under attack. f5 is weak and pressure along d-file and tactics with e4 are overwhelming!
🔹17...e6 Black is way behind in development. White's advantage should be decisive here.
🔹21.Qc4! Good judgement. The resulting endgame should be highly in white's favor.
🔹32.Rc6? Throws away the advantage.
32.Nc3 Be7 33.Rc7 Bf6 34.d4 Ne8 35.Rc6 Be7 36.Bc1 Looks like a lost endgame.
32.Nc3 Be7 33.Rc7 Bf6 34.d4 Ne8 35.Rc6 Be7 36.Bc1 Looks like a lost endgame.