[Event "FIDE Candidates 2024"]
[White "Gukesh D"]
[Black "Firouzja,Alireza"]
[Site "Toronto"]
[Round "13.4"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Date "2024.04.20"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[TimeControl "60"]
{[%evp 11,125,11,16,6,12,12,7,2,10,2,4,0,14,-16,-10,-14,-10,-17,0,-23,0,0,0,-7,35,22,19,26,25,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-5,0,-4,0,0,-1,-33,-19,-45,-38,-59,0,-22,-12,-29,-23,-26,0,7,26,34,41,35,36,27,37,35,44,36,51,25,35,0,35,0,27,0,0,0,97,87,117,27,188,176,183,185,209,187,186,168,183,194,558,556,543,505,600,577,560,376,369,0,581,577,599,704,669,654,1184,1116,923,900,5014,4702,29981,29981,29971,5624]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:1:28]} 4. d3 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:0:7]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:0:59]} 6. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Bxd4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 7. Nd2 {[%emt 0:0:6]} c6 {[%emt 0:1:6]} 8. Bc4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} d6 {[%emt 0:6:53]} 9. c3 {[%emt 0:0:7] The position is equal.} Bb6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 10. Bb3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} a5 {[%emt 0:1:38]} 11. Nc4 {[%emt 0:8:30]} Ba7 {[%emt 0:0:26]} 12. Ne3 {[%emt 0:19:38]} O-O {[%emt 0:12:23]} 13. Qf3 {[%emt 0:1:36] [#]} d5 $1 {[%emt 0:6:51]} 14. Bc2 {[%emt 0:7:32]} g6 {[%emt 0:17:4]} 15. Re1 {[%emt 0:13:4]} Be6 {[%emt 0:13:57]} 16. exd5 {[%emt 0:2:29]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:0:9][%cal Ya5a4,Yc6d5,Yd5e4][%mdl 32]} 17. h3 {[%emt 0:4:38]} Re8 {[%emt 0:7:40]} 18. Ba4 {[%emt 0:2:55]} e4 {[%emt 0:4:19]} 19. dxe4 {[%emt 0:0:30]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 20. Qe2 {[%emt 0:0:41]} Re7 {[%emt 0:4:14]} 21. Nf1 {[%emt 0:0:56]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:1:25]} 22. Bb3 {[%emt 0:7:4] Wards off Bc4} a4 {[%emt 0:2:33]} 23. Bxe6 {[%emt 0:4:11]} Rxe6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 24. Be3 {[%emt 0:0:21] [#]} a3 $1 {[%emt 0:3:17]} 25. c4 {[%emt 0:7:5] Prevents Nd5.} (25. Bxa7 Rxa7 )Nh5 {[%emt 0:6:41]} (25... axb2 {is more complex.} 26. Qxb2 Qxc4 27. Qxb7 Qd5 )26. g3 {[%emt 0:5:47]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:4:7]} 27. b3 {[%emt 0:1:18]} f5 {[%emt 0:1:29]} 28. Bxc5 {[%emt 0:5:34]} Qxc5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 29. Rad1 {[%emt 0:2:4]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:2:26]} ({Better is} 29... Rae8 $15 )30. Rd5 {[%emt 0:3:13]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 31. f4 {[%emt 0:0:41]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:1:42]} 32. Rd2 {[%emt 0:0:24]} g5 {[%emt 0:7:40]} 33. Ne3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} gxf4 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 34. gxf4 {[%emt 0:0:5][%cal Yg1h2]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:3:29]} 35. Kh2 {[%emt 0:2:20]} (35. Nxf5 Nh5 36. Rd6 (36. Qg4+ $2 Kh8 $19 )Rg6+ (36... Qxf5 37. Rxe6 Nxf4 38. Qxe4 $11 )37. Rxg6+ Qxg6+ 38. Qg2 Rxf5 $19 )Nh5 {[%emt 0:0:36]} 36. Qf2 {[%emt 0:6:58]} Rg6 {[%emt 0:1:50]} 37. Rd5 {[%emt 0:0:51]} Ng7 {[%emt 0:0:53]} 38. Red1 {[%emt 0:0:10] Hoping for Rd7.} Rh6 $1 {[%emt 0:0:39]} 39. Rg1 $36 {[%emt 0:3:0][%mdl 2048] White is more active.} (39. Rd6 {looks sharper.} Ne6 40. Rg1+ Kh8 41. Qf1 )Rg6 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 40. Rgd1 {[%emt 0:0:0] aiming for Rd7.} Rh6 $1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 41. Rg1 {[%emt 0:20:11]} Rg6 {[%emt 0:1:36]} 42. Qh4 {[%emt 0:0:43]} Rxg1 {[%emt 0:6:1]} 43. Kxg1 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:2:30]} (43... Qg6+ $11 {keeps the balance.} 44. Kf2 Ne6 )44. Kf2 $16 {[%emt 0:1:27] White is more active.} Rg8 {[%emt 0:1:25]} 45. Qg5 {[%emt 0:4:31]} ({White should try} 45. Qh6 $1 $16 )Qg6 $2 {[%emt 0:1:7]} (45... Ne6 $1 $11 46. Qxf5 Qg7 )46. Qxg6 $18 {[%emt 0:0:47]} (46. Nxf5 $2 {too greedy.} Nxf5 47. Qxg6 hxg6 $19 )hxg6 {[%emt 0:0:7][%mdl 4096] Endgame. [#] KRN-KRN} 47. Rd6 {[%emt 0:1:44] Prevents Ne6} Re8 {[%emt 0:10:30]} 48. Rxg6 {[%emt 0:2:0]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:0:29]} 49. Nd5 {[%emt 0:1:55]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:7:34][%cal Ye4e3]} 50. Rb6 {[%emt 0:2:30]} Nc2 $2 {[%emt 0:3:11]} (50... e3+ {is more resistant.} 51. Nxe3 Re4 52. Rxb7 Rxf4+ 53. Kg2 Re4 )51. Rxb7 {[%emt 0:2:57]} Re6 {[%emt 0:1:14] Wards off Nf6} 52. Re7 {[%emt 0:1:50]} Rh6 {[%emt 0:0:40]} 53. c5 {[%emt 0:0:38]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 54. Kg2 {[%emt 0:0:21]} Rg6+ {[%emt 0:0:27] [#]} 55. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:1]} (55. Kf1 $142 $1 )Rh6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 56. b4 {[%emt 0:1:34][%cal Yb3b4,Yb4b5,Yb5b6][%mdl 32]} Rxh3 {[%emt 0:0:22]} 57. Kg2 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Rh6 {[%emt 0:1:15]} 58. Rb7 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:1:6]} 59. b5 {[%emt 0:0:10]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 60. b6 {[%emt 0:1:19] Rc7 is the strong threat.} Rg6+ {[%emt 0:0:19]} 61. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Rh6 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 62. Rc7 {[%emt 0:0:53]} Rh2+ {[%emt 0:1:18]} 63. Kg3 {[%emt 0:0:6] Weighted Error Value: White=0.19 (very precise) /Black=0.33. Loses game: --- Black=1 Mistake: White=2 Black=3 Inaccurate: White=5 Black=3 OK: White=25 Black=17 Best: White=2 Black=3 Strong: --- Black=2} 1-0