[Event "FIDE Chesscom Grand Swiss 2021"] [White "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Black "Howell,David W L"] [Site "Riga"] [Round "10.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2021.11.06"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2658"] [PlyCount "113"] 1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. 0-0 Nf6 5. d3 h6 6. c3 d6 7. Re1 0-0 8. h3 a5 {outshines the older 8... a6. C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3.} 9. Nbd2 { } Be6 10. Bb5 Ba7 {The position is equal.} 11. Nf1 Ne7 12. Ng3 $5 { Leaves trodden paths.} c6 13. Ba4 b5 14. Bc2 a4 15. d4 Ng6 {[#]} 16. Be3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 16. b3 )Re8 17. Bd3 Bb6 18. a3 Qc7 19. Rc1 Ba5 20. Re2 Qb7 21. c4 bxc4 22. Bxc4 d5 23. Bd3 exd4 24. Nxd4 Bd7 {} 25. Ndf5 {Threatens to win with Nd6.} (25. Qxa4 c5 $17 )Bc7 26. exd5 cxd5 (26... Nxd5 $11 {keeps the balance.} 27. Bd4 Ndf4 )27. Bd4 $16 {Nxg7! is the strong threat.} Be5 {[#]} 28. Nxh6+ $1 {} gxh6 29. Bxg6 Bxg3 30. Rxe8+ ({Worse is} 30. fxg3 fxg6 31. Rxe8+ (31. Bxf6 $2 Rxe2 32. Qxe2 Qb6+ { Double Attack} 33. Kh2 Qxf6 $19 )Nxe8 $15 )Rxe8 {[#]} 31. Qf3 $1 Qc6 {} 32. Bc2 $1 $40 { White mounts an attack.} Bb8 {Black is now going downhill.} ({Black should try} 32... Be5 $14 33. Bh7+ { Discovered Attack} Nxh7 34. Rxc6 Bxc6 35. Qg4+ Kh8 )33. Qxf6 Qxf6 34. Bxf6 Rc8 {[#] Strongly threatening ...Bf4.} 35. Bc3 $1 d4 { [#]} (35... Bd6 $142 )36. Bd2 $1 ({Weaker is} 36. Bxd4 Bf4 $17 )Kg7 37. Bd3 Rxc1+ 38. Bxc1 $18 { Endgame KBB-KBB} h5 39. h4 Bc6 40. g3 Bd7 41. Kf1 Be5 42. Ke2 Bg4+ (42... Bc7 $142 43. Bd2 Bb6 )43. Kd2 Bd7 44. Kc2 Be6 (44... Bd6 $142 45. b4 axb3+ 46. Kxb3 Be6+ 47. Ka4 Bd7+ 48. Ka5 Bc5 )45. Bb5 Bb3+ 46. Kd3 Kg6 47. Bd7 Bd1 48. Bd2 f5 $2 (48... Bb3 49. Bb4 Bf6 )49. Bf4 { White is clearly winning.} Bg7 50. Bd6 Bf6 51. Be8+ Kh6 52. Bc5 f4 53. Bxd4 Bd8 54. Kd2 Bb3 55. Be5 fxg3 56. fxg3 Ba5+ 57. Kc1 {Weighted Error Value: White=0. 09/Black=0.28} 1-0