[Event "Quantbox Chennai Grand Masters 2026"] [White "Pranesh M"] [Black "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Site "Chennai"] [Round "1.3"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2026.07.16"] [WhiteElo "2666"] [BlackElo "2749"] [PlyCount "158"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 15,157,8,31,0,0,0,0,-3,-5,-24,8,-2,0,-14,21,-10,-9,-4,-7,-36,-21,-20,-19,-22,-19,-25,-5,-54,-58,-54,-64,-45,-42,-46,-37,-32,-33,-28,-18,-18,-18,-20,-20,-14,-22,-42,-39,-18,-12,-43,-48,-74,-75,-94,-95,-66,-58,-154,-150,-151,-141,-150,-166,-161,-143,-149,-148,-143,-147,-147,-147,-155,-153,-143,-143,-143,-147,-163,-164,-139,-157,-145,-143,-263,-261,-211,-241,-372,-372,-372,-372,-365,-365,-365,-365,-365,-365,-353,-352,-268,0,-322,-322,-284,-309,-315,-308,-300,-293,-183,-205,-537,-537,-530,-512,-482,-482,-370,-361,-1191,-1030,-29956,-29958,-29966,-29967,-29970,-29972,-29974,-29975,-29973,-29976,-29975,-29977,-29977,-29978,-29978,-29978,-29978,-29979,-29979,-29980,-29981,-29982,-29982]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 2. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 3. Nge2 {[%emt 0:0:10][%cal Bg1e2,Be2d4,Bd4b5][%mdl 32]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:27]} 4. d4 {[%emt 0:0:15]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 5. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 6. Ndb5 {[%emt 0:0:13]} d6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 7. Nd5 {[%emt 0:0:18]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 8. exd5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:0:7][%cal Bc6e7,Be7g6,Bg6f8,Bf8d7,Bd7b6,Bb6c4,Bc4e3][%mdl 32]} 9. a4 {[%emt 0:2:27] B33: Sicilian: Pelikan and Sveshnikov Variations.} a6 $1 {[%emt 0:0:18] The main line 9...a6 scores better than 9...Ng6.} 10. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:19]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 11. g3 {[%emt 0:2:8] The position is equal.} Be7 {[%emt 0:1:13]} 12. h4 {[%emt 0:1:16]} Nf8 $5 $146 {[%emt 0:7:58][%mdl 8] New and interesting.} ({Predecessor:} 12... O-O 13. h5 Nh8 14. h6 g6 15. Be3 f5 16. a5 Bd7 17. Qd2 Nf7 18. f4 Qe8 {½-½ Grandelius,N (2637)-Rapport,R (2722) Sigeman & Co 30th 2025 (2)} )13. a5 {[%emt 0:2:55]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:6:51]} 14. Be3 {[%emt 0:3:23]} O-O {[%emt 0:8:31]} 15. Qd2 {[%emt 0:7:57]} b5 {[%emt 0:5:57]} 16. axb6 {[%emt 0:2:59]} Nxb6 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 17. Ne4 {[%emt 0:5:53]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 18. c4 {[%emt 0:0:0][%cal Oc4c5]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:2:7]} 19. f3 {[%emt 0:5:4]} Nxc4 {[%emt 0:7:42]} 20. Qc3 {[%emt 0:1:18]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:0:23]} 21. Rc1 {[%emt 0:3:49]} (21. Bg1 $11 )Nxe3 $15 {[%emt 0:0:53]} 22. Qxc7 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Rxc7 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 23. Rxc7 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:0:33]} 24. Rc6 {[%emt 0:6:42][%csl LRa6,LRd6]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:5:23]} 25. Rb6 {[%emt 0:1:9]} d5 {[%emt 0:3:22]} 26. Nd6 {[%emt 0:1:42]} Bxd6 {[%emt 0:16:53]} 27. Rxd6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:5:37] [#] And now ...Kf8 would win.} 28. Bh3 {[%emt 0:2:1]} Bxh3 {[%emt 0:1:40]} 29. Rxh3 $11 {[%emt 0:0:2][%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRN} Kf8 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 30. Rd7 {[%emt 0:0:32]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:0:28]} 31. Rc7 {[%emt 0:2:45]} Nd3+ {[%emt 0:0:37]} 32. Kd2 {[%emt 0:6:47]} Nxb2 {[%emt 0:0:13]} 33. f4 {[%emt 0:0:19]} Nc4+ {[%emt 0:1:28]} 34. Kc2 {[%emt 0:5:32]} e4 {[%emt 0:6:11]} 35. g4 {[%emt 0:0:19]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:1:10]} 36. Rhc3 {[%emt 0:9:47]} ({White should try} 36. Rb3 $15 Nb5 37. Kd2 )d4 $17 {[%emt 0:1:9]} 37. R3c5 {[%emt 0:0:13]} d3+ {[%emt 0:0:41]} 38. Kd2 {[%emt 0:4:27]} Rb2+ {[%emt 0:5:4]} 39. Kc3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Rf2 {[%emt 0:2:32]} 40. Kb3 {[%emt 0:1:45]} d2 {[%emt 0:0:41]} 41. Kc2 {[%emt 0:34:49]} e3 {[%emt 0:30:22]} 42. Re5+ {[%emt 0:0:46]} Kd8 {[%emt 0:0:29]} 43. Ree7 {[%emt 0:0:21]} Rf1 {[%emt 0:0:29]} 44. Rcd7+ {[%emt 0:0:5]} Kc8 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 45. Rxd6 {[%emt 0:0:10]} Rc1+ {[%emt 0:0:9]} 46. Kb3 {[%emt 0:1:15]} d1=Q+ {[%emt 0:0:12]} 47. Rxd1 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Rxd1 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 48. Rxe3 $19 {[%emt 0:0:47] KR-KR. Black is a pawn up.} Rd4 {[%emt 0:2:45]} 49. Re8+ {[%emt 0:1:31]} (49. Rf3 $17 )Kd7 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 50. Rg8 {[%emt 0:0:15]} g6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 51. Rg7 {[%emt 0:1:8]} (51. f5 $142 )Rxf4 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 52. Rxh7 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:0:15]} 53. g5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} a5 {[%emt 0:0:52]} 54. Ka3 {[%emt 0:3:3]} a4 {[%emt 0:1:6]} 55. Kb2 {[%emt 0:1:21]} Rf3 {[%emt 0:1:23]} 56. Ka2 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Rf2+ {[%emt 0:0:29]} 57. Ka3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Rf4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 58. Kb2 $1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:0:27]} 59. Ka3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:1:8]} 60. Kb2 {[%emt 0:1:21]} Rf3 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 61. Ka2 {[%emt 0:1:19]} a3 {[%emt 0:0:46]} 62. Ka1 {[%emt 0:0:21]} Rf2 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 63. h5 $2 {[%emt 0:1:7] [#]} (63. Rh8 )gxh5 {[%emt 0:0:25]} 64. Rxh5 {[%emt 0:0:10]} Rg2 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 65. Rh7 {[%emt 0:0:47]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:0:15]} 66. Rh5 {[%emt 0:0:16]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:0:36]} 67. Rh3 $2 {[%emt 0:0:13]} (67. g6 Rxg6 68. Ra5 )Rxg5 {[%emt 0:0:59]} 68. Rxa3 {[%emt 0:0:28]} Rb5 {[%emt 0:0:25] Black mates.} 69. Ra6 {[%emt 0:1:6]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:0:58]} 70. Ka2 {[%emt 0:0:6]} f5 {[%emt 0:0:20]} 71. Ka3 {[%emt 0:0:9]} f4 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 72. Ka4 {[%emt 0:0:37]} Rf5 {[%emt 0:0:21]} 73. Kb3 {[%emt 0:0:14]} f3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 74. Ra1 {[%emt 0:0:9]} f2 {[%emt 0:0:21]} 75. Rf1 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 76. Kc3 {[%emt 0:0:25]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 77. Kd3 {[%emt 0:0:16]} Kg4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 78. Ke2 {[%emt 0:0:40]} Kg3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 79. Ra1 {[%emt 0:0:10]} Kg2 {[%emt 0:0:6] Weighted Error Value: White=0.12 (very precise) /Black=0.08 (flawless) Mistake: White=6 --- Inaccurate: White=5 Black=2 OK: White=2 Black=4 Best: White=2 Black=1 Strong: White=1 ---} 0-1