[Event "FIDE Candidates 2024"] [White "Caruana,Fabiano"] [Black "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Site "Toronto"] [Round "10.4"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2024.04.15"] [WhiteElo "2803"] [BlackElo "2760"] [PlyCount "93"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 25,93,20,107,0,21,16,40,19,58,52,41,55,51,39,32,34,44,42,35,10,12,12,33,37,52,40,41,14,20,27,18,22,18,12,19,8,87,79,75,79,164,54,63,63,81,37,70,60,92,105,137,134,166,165,160,137,217,217,332,415,415,415,395,415,397,406,406,390,301,292]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} d6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:0:8]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} a6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 6. Rg1 {[%emt 0:0:47]} h5 {[%emt 0:12:47] B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5.} 7. Bc4 $146 {[%emt 0:0:23]} ({Predecessor:} 7. Bg5 Nbd7 8. Bc4 g6 9. Qd2 Bg7 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. Bb3 b5 12. Rge1 O-O 13. f4 Nc5 14. Bxf6 exf6 {1-0 Carlsen,M (2835)-Firouzja,A (2777) Julius Baer Rapid Div 1 W 2023 (3.1)} )g6 {[%emt 0:5:57]} 8. Bg5 {[%emt 0:2:30]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 9. Qd2 {[%emt 0:0:48]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:10:8]} 10. O-O-O {[%emt 0:12:33]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:1:17]} 11. Nb3 {[%emt 0:6:45]} Qxg5 {[%emt 0:9:6]} 12. Qxg5 {[%emt 0:0:37]} Bh6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 13. h4 {[%emt 0:13:21]} (13. Bxf7+ Kxf7 $17 )Be6 {[%emt 0:15:37] [#]} (13... Bxg5+ $11 14. hxg5 Ng4 )14. Be2 {[%emt 0:14:12]} (14. Bxe6 $1 $16 fxe6 15. e5 dxe5 (15... Nxe5 $2 16. f4 $18 )16. Qxh6 (16. Rd8+ $2 Rxd8 $19 )Rxh6 17. Nc5 )Kf8 {[%emt 0:6:21]} (14... Bxg5+ {simplifies} 15. hxg5 Nd7 16. f4 Bxb3 17. axb3 O-O-O )15. Nd4 {[%emt 0:13:54]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:10:13]} 16. Rxd4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:0:34]} (16... Bxg5+ {simplifies} 17. hxg5 Ne8 18. f4 Bd7 )17. f4 {[%emt 0:5:51]} Bxg5 {[%emt 0:0:12]} 18. hxg5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:1:39]} 19. Rf1 {[%emt 0:0:26]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:8:37]} 20. Kd2 {[%emt 0:7:18]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:3:43]} 21. Nd5 {[%emt 0:7:57]} f5 {[%emt 0:7:47]} 22. gxf6 {[%emt 0:13:58]} (22. exf5 {is interesting.} gxf5 23. Bd3 e5 24. fxe5 dxe5 25. Bxf5 exd4 26. Bxg4+ Kg7 27. Bxc8 Bxd5 28. Bh3 )Nxf6 {[%emt 0:0:56]} 23. c4 {[%emt 0:1:29]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:4:27]} 24. Nxe7 {[%emt 0:2:21]} Nxe4+ {[%emt 0:0:15]} 25. Kd1 $1 {[%emt 0:0:41]} Ng3 {[%emt 0:4:20]} 26. Re1 {[%emt 0:0:10]} (26. Nxc8 {simplifies} Nxf1 27. Bxf1 Rxc8 28. b4 )Nf5 {[%emt 0:3:26]} 27. Nxf5+ {[%emt 0:0:18]} (27. Nxc8 $2 Nxd4 28. Nxd6 Bxg2 $19 )gxf5 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 28. Bd3 {[%emt 0:3:27]} (28. Rxd6 h4 $11 )Rcf8 {[%emt 0:2:16]} 29. Rxd6 {[%emt 0:0:35]} Rf6 $1 {[%emt 0:1:3]} 30. c5 {[%emt 0:4:19]} h4 {[%emt 0:0:56]} (30... Rxd6 $1 $11 {remains equal.} 31. cxd6 Rd8 )31. Re7+ $16 {[%emt 0:0:21]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 32. Re5 {[%emt 0:0:54]} Rh5 {[%emt 0:5:1]} (32... Rxd6 $16 {might work better.} 33. cxd6 Kf6 )33. Bf1 {[%emt 0:0:49]} ({White should play} 33. Rd8 $18 {Rg8+ would now be deadly.} Rf7 34. Ke2 )Rxd6+ $14 {[%emt 0:1:27]} 34. cxd6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 35. Re6+ {[%emt 0:0:28]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:0:13]} 36. Bc4 {[%emt 0:0:46]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:0:25]} 37. Ke1 {[%emt 0:0:17]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:0:23]} 38. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:5]} a5 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 39. a3 {[%emt 0:0:19]} b5 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 40. Bd3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:0:0] [#]} (40... Bd7 $16 41. Re5 b4 42. axb4 (42. Bxf5 Bxf5 43. Rxf5 Rxd6 $16 )(42. Rxa5 bxa3 43. bxa3 Kf6 $18 )axb4 43. Re7+ (43. Bxf5 Bxf5 44. Rxf5 Rxd6 $16 )Kg6 )41. Re7+ $1 $18 {[%emt 0:8:29]} Bf7 {[%emt 0:7:2]} (41... Kf6 $142 42. Bxb5 Rxd6 )42. Bxb5 $18 {[%emt 0:4:48]} ({Weaker is} 42. Bxf5 Rxd6 43. Rb7 Kf6 $16 )Kf6 {[%emt 0:3:24]} 43. Rc7 {[%emt 0:2:36]} (43. Bd7 Rb8 44. Re5 Rxb2+ 45. Ke3 Rb6 46. Rxf5+ (46. Rxa5 Rxd6 47. Bxf5 Bd5 $18 )Kg7 47. Rxa5 Rxd6 $16 )Rxd6 {[%emt 0:0:41] [#]} 44. Rc6 $1 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Rxc6 {[%emt 0:0:13]} 45. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Bb3 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 46. Bd7 {[%emt 0:3:57]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:8:49]} 47. Kg1 {[%emt 0:1:0]} 1-0