[Event "CCT Finals Advancement 2023"] [Site "Toronto"] [Date "2023.12.12"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D45"] [WhiteElo "2830"] [BlackElo "2763"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "900+3"] {[%evp 15,72,-8,34,35,48,43,56,0,-7,0,35,36,39,38,31,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,100,0,0,-10,58,0,0,-243,-235,-239,0,0,159,155,156,168,155,140,235,246,272,262,230,128,161,-802,-802,-764,-754,-812,-797,-745,-711,-12842,-12842]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 3. e3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 6. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 7. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:23]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:20]} 8. O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:04]} a6 {[%emt 0:02:04]} 9. e4 {[%emt 0:00:27] D45: Semi-Slav: 5 e3.} e5 $5 {[%emt 0:01:18][%mdl 4] [#] Leaves trodden paths.} 10. dxe5 $146 {[%emt 0:01:48]} ({Predecessor:} 10. Bg5 exd4 11. Nxd4 h6 12. Bh4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Be5 14. Nf3 Qa5 15. Kb1 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 {1-0 Malaniuk,V (2615)-Godena,M (2430) Formia op 1995}) 10... Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 11. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} (11. exd5 $14 Nxf3 12. gxf3) 11... cxd5 $11 {[%emt 0:01:28]} 12. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} (12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Bg4 $17) 12... Be6 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 13. exd5 {[%emt 0:03:08]} (13. Nxd5 $2 Bxd5 14. Nxe5 Rc8 $19) 13... Bd7 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 14. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 15. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:53][%CAl Yd3h7]} h6 {[%emt 0:02:46]} 16. Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Nxf3 {[%emt 0:01:23]} 17. gxf3 {[%emt 0:00:02] aiming for Qd2.} Be5 $1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 18. Rhe1 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 19. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:04] [#]} (19... Qa5 $1 $11 20. Bxf6 Qb6+ 21. Qb2 Qxf6) 20. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} ({Better is} 20. Rg1 $1 $16 {Hoping for Qd2.} Nh5 21. Qd2) 20... Qa5 {[%emt 0:00:03] ...Ba4 is the strong threat.} (20... Qb6+ $2 21. Ka1 $18) 21. c4 {[%emt 0:02:28] Qb2 would be deadly.} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} (21... Ba4 $11 22. Qd2 Qb6+ 23. Qb2 Qxb2+ 24. Kxb2 Bxd1 25. Rxd1 Rfd8) 22. Bh7+ {[%emt 0:01:33]} (22. Be5 $1 $14 f6 23. Be4 {[%mdl 64] Pin}) 22... Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:08] Strongly threatening ...Ba4. Some like it hot} 23. Be5+ $2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} (23. Ka1 $11 {and White stays safe.}) 23... f6 $19 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 24. Be4 {[%emt 0:01:33][%CAl Yc2b2]} Ba4 $2 {[%emt 0:01:11]} (24... fxe5 $19 25. Bxd5 Bf5) 25. Qd2 $1 $11 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qb6+ {[%emt 0:00:39]} (25... Qxd2 $11 26. Rxd2 fxe5 27. Bxd5 b5) 26. Bb2 $16 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} (26... Rxc4 $2 27. Qxd5 Rb4 28. Rd2 $18) 27. Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qxd6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 28. Rxd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} (28... Nh5 $16) 29. Bxb7 $18 {[%emt 0:00:04] A strong pair of Bishops.} Rxc4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 30. Re7+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} (30. Bxa6 Rc6 31. Rxc6 Bxc6 $14) (30. Rxa6 Bc2+ 31. Ka1 Rc7 $11) 30... Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:00] [#]} 31. Bxa6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} (31. Be4 $1 $18 {[%CAl Re4h7] White wants to mate with Bh7+.} Rb4 32. Bh7+ (32. Rxa6 Rfb8 $11) 32... Kh8 33. Ka1 (33. Rxa6 $2 Rfb8 $19)) 31... Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 32. Bd3 $4 {[%emt 0:00:04][%mdl 8192]} ({And not} 32. Bxf6 Rxf6 33. Rxf6 Nd5 $11) (32. Rb7 $18 Re8 33. a3 (33. Rxf6 $2 {is a self mate.} Re1+) (33. Bc1 Ne2 $16)) 32... Nxd3 $19 {[%emt 0:00:02] Black is clearly winning.} 33. Rxd3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 34. Rb3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bxb3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 35. axb3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxf2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 36. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxb3+ {[%emt 0:00:01] Weighted Error Value: White=0.69/Black=0.39} 0-1