[Event "FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss"] [Site "Riga"] [Date "2021.11.04"] [Round "8"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2640"] [Annotator "Peter,Doggers"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2021.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Re1 Bg4 9. Nbd2 Nb6 10. h3 Bh5 11. Bb3 Kh8 (11... Qxd3 12. Nxe5 Qf5 13. Nef3 Bg6 14. Nf1 Rad8 15. Qe2 Qc8 16. Qb5 Be7 17. Ng3 a6 18. Qe2 Rfe8 {Svidler,P (2694)-Nakamura,H (2736) Chess.com 2021}) 12. Ne4 Nd7 13. Bd5 f5 $146 {This exchange sacrifice doesn't really work.} (13... Bb6 14. Ng3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 f5 16. d4 f4 17. Ne4 Qh4 18. Nd2 exd4 19. Nc4 Rad8 20. Bxc6 bxc6 {Vachier Lagrave, M (2751)-Swiercz,D (2655) Saint Louis 2021}) 14. Neg5 h6 15. Ne6 Qf6 16. Nxf8 ( {According to the engine} 16. d4 {was an even stronger move order.}) 16... Rxf8 (16... Bxf8 {on Black's turn was better here.}) 17. d4 $1 {Practically deciding the game.} e4 (17... exd4 18. Re6 Qd8 19. Bxc6 bxc6 {and now White is spoiled for choice, e.g.} 20. Bxh6) 18. dxc5 Nde5 19. Nxe5 $1 {White is getting two minor pieces and a rook for the queen.} Bxd1 20. Nd7 Qd8 21. Bxc6 Re8 22. Rxd1 bxc6 23. Bf4 Qh4 24. Bxc7 e3 25. fxe3 Rxe3 26. Rd4 Qe7 27. Bf4 Re2 28. b4 Qe8 29. Rf1 Qe6 30. Rf2 Rxf2 31. Kxf2 Qxa2+ 32. Bd2 Qe6 33. c4 a6 34. Bf4 Qe7 35. b5 axb5 36. cxb5 Qe6 37. b6 Qb3 38. Kg1 g5 39. Bd2 g4 40. Rb4 Qd1+ 41. Kh2 g3+ 42. Kxg3 f4+ 43. Kh2 1-0