[Event "FIDE Candidates 2024"] [White "Nakamura,Hikaru"] [Black "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Site "Toronto"] [Round "12.2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2024.04.18"] [WhiteElo "2789"] [BlackElo "2760"] [PlyCount "103"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 40,103,0,4,109,120,133,113,117,124,122,119,116,112,118,111,139,131,179,144,160,83,229,224,214,208,225,229,232,91,104,79,78,103,120,68,73,56,46,55,43,8,82,74,384,285,271,293,295,290,280,274,297,284,444,426,418,433,653,653,675,675,616,597,575,527]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:21]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:0:16]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 3. exd5 {[%emt 0:0:8]} exd5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 5. c4 {[%emt 0:0:12]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 6. c5 {[%emt 0:0:40]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 7. Qa4+ {[%emt 0:0:11] C01: French: Exchange Variation.} Bd7 {[%emt 0:5:10]} 8. Qc2 {[%emt 0:0:27]} O-O {[%emt 0:4:24]} 9. Be3 {[%emt 0:0:18]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:1:46]} 10. Nc3 {[%emt 0:2:55]} b6 {[%emt 0:14:1]} 11. Be2 {[%emt 0:12:55]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:9:57]} 12. Qd2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bf5 $146 {[%emt 0:0:17]} ({Predecessor:} 12... a5 13. cxb6 cxb6 14. O-O Ne4 15. Qd1 Be6 16. a3 Nc6 17. Rc1 Na7 18. Bd3 f5 {1-0 Bacrot,E (2678)-Fodor,T (2529) BCF-chT1c 1819 (4NCL) Promotion pool 2018 (10.13)} )13. Rc1 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:0:15]} 14. Bf4 {[%emt 0:13:34]} bxc5 {[%emt 0:1:14]} 15. dxc5 {[%emt 0:0:30]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:2:3]} 16. O-O {[%emt 0:1:14]} Re8 {[%emt 0:23:18]} 17. a3 {[%emt 0:15:1]} d4 {[%emt 0:3:15]} 18. Nb5 {[%emt 0:9:22]} d3 {[%emt 0:19:56]} 19. Rxc5 {[%emt 0:21:49]} dxe2 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 20. Re1 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Nd3 {[%emt 0:1:1]} (20... Qxd2 21. Bxd2 $16 )21. Rxf5 {[%emt 0:0:38]} Nxe1 {[%emt 0:1:44]} (21... Qd7 $1 $11 22. Nbd4 Nxe1 23. Qxe1 (23. Nxe1 $2 Re4 $19 )Re4 )22. Nxe1 $16 {[%emt 0:2:39]} Qxd2 {[%emt 0:13:51]} 23. Bxd2 {[%emt 0:0:20]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:0:16]} 24. Bc3 {[%emt 0:2:32]} (24. Nxc7 $2 Rxd2 25. h3 Rd1 26. hxg4 Rxe1+ 27. Kh2 Rd1 $19 (27... Rh1+ $2 28. Kxh1 e1=Q+ 29. Kh2 $19 )(27... Rh1+ $2 28. Kxh1 g6 29. Kh2 $19 ))Rd1 {[%emt 0:0:47] [#]} 25. f3 $1 {[%emt 0:2:24]} Ne3 {[%emt 0:2:44]} 26. Nxc7 {[%emt 0:5:38]} Re7 {[%emt 0:0:38]} 27. Rc5 {[%emt 0:7:10]} f6 {[%emt 0:1:0]} 28. Bb4 {[%emt 0:1:3]} (28. Kf2 $2 Rc1 29. Kg3 (29. Kxe2 $2 Nxg2+ 30. Kd2 Rcxe1 $19 )(29. Nd5 Nd1+ 30. Kg3 Rd7 $19 )Nd1 $19 )Kf7 {[%emt 0:5:10]} (28... Rb1 $16 29. Nd5 Nxd5 30. Rxd5 Rc7 31. Rd8+ Kf7 )29. h4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} (29. Kf2 Rdd7 30. Nb5 Kg6 $11 )h5 {[%emt 0:1:13]} 30. Kf2 {[%emt 0:1:38]} (30. b3 $142 )Rb1 {[%emt 0:0:18]} (30... Rxe1 $16 {was necessary.} 31. Bxe1 Nd1+ 32. Kg1 Nxb2 )31. Nd5 $18 {[%emt 0:0:13]} (31. Kxe2 $2 Nxg2+ (31... Rxb2+ 32. Kd3 $11 )32. Kf2 Nxe1 $19 )Nd1+ {[%emt 0:0:30]} 32. Kg3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Re5 {[%emt 0:2:1]} 33. Nd3 {[%emt 0:2:27]} Re8 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 34. Be1 {[%emt 0:2:24]} (34. Rc7+ $18 {and White stays clearly on top.} Kg8 35. Ne7+ (35. Rxa7 Nxb2 36. Nxb2 Rxb2 $18 )Kh7 36. Rb7 (36. Rxa7 Rb8 $16 ))Nxb2 $16 {[%emt 0:1:0]} 35. Rb5 {[%emt 0:0:54]} Rd1 {[%emt 0:0:28]} 36. Rxb2 {[%emt 0:1:43]} (36. Rb7+ Kg8 37. Rxb2 (37. Nxb2 $2 Rxe1 38. Ne7+ Kf7 $19 )Rxd3 $15 )Rxd3 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 37. Rb7+ {[%emt 0:0:7]} Kf8 $1 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 38. Nf4 {[%emt 0:4:21]} Rxa3 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 39. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:7]} a5 {[%emt 0:0:12]} 40. Ra7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (40. Nxe2 $2 Ra2 41. Kf1 Rexe2 $19 (41... Raxe2 $2 42. Bxa5 Ra2 43. Bb4+ Kg8 44. Re7 $19 ))Ra4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} (40... a4 $11 {remains equal.} )41. g3 $16 {[%emt 0:1:10]} (41. Nxe2 $2 Ra2 $19 (41... Rxh4 42. Rxa5 Rb8 43. Bc3 $14 )(41... Rxh4 42. Rxa5 Rb8 43. Kg3 $14 ))g5 $2 {[%emt 0:6:13][%mdl 8192]} (41... Ra3 $16 {is tougher.} )42. hxg5 {[%emt 0:1:18]} (42. Nxh5 gxh4 43. gxh4 (43. Nxf6 hxg3+ 44. Kxg3 Re7 $11 )Rxh4 44. Rxa5 (44. Nxf6 Re6 $11 )Rb8 $16 )(42. Nxe2 Ra2 $11 (42... gxh4 43. Rxa5 Rxa5 44. Bxa5 $11 )(42... gxh4 43. Rxa5 Rxa5 44. Bxa5 $11 ))fxg5 {[%emt 0:0:35]} 43. Nxh5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} (43. Nxe2 Ra2 $17 )Re5 {[%emt 0:1:34] [#]} 44. g4 $1 {[%emt 0:2:15]} (44. Nf6 Rf5 45. Nd7+ Ke8 $11 )Ke8 {[%emt 0:8:12]} 45. Ng7+ {[%emt 0:2:39]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:2:30]} 46. Nf5 {[%emt 0:0:43]} Ra2 {[%emt 0:1:18]} (46... Rd5 $142 47. Bc3 (47. Kxe2 Ra2+ 48. Kf1 Rd1 $11 )Ra3 )47. Ra8+ $18 {[%emt 0:0:50]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:0:21]} 48. Nd6+ {[%emt 0:8:2]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:2:9]} (48... Ke7 $142 )49. Nc4 $18 {[%emt 0:0:29]} Rb5 {[%emt 0:0:37]} 50. Rxa5 {[%emt 0:0:15]} (50. Bxa5 $2 {leads to mate.} e1=Q+ 51. Kxe1 Rb1# )Rbxa5 {[%emt 0:0:19]} 51. Nxa5 {[%emt 0:0:23]} ({Not} 51. Bxa5 Ra4 $11 )Kd5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 52. Ke3 {[%emt 0:0:37]} 1-0