[Event "GCT Superbet Classic Romania 2026"] [White "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Black "Vachier Lagrave,Maxime"] [Site "Bucharest"] [Round "2.5"] [Annotator "RC"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2026.05.15"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2717"] [PlyCount "118"] [TimeControl "60"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} d6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:7]} a6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 6. f3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 7. Nb3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Be6 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 8. Be3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} h5 {[%emt 0:0:23]} 9. Nd5 {[%emt 0:3:46]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:0:13]} 10. exd5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:0:22]} 11. Qd2 {[%emt 0:0:20]} g6 {[%emt 0:0:22]} 12. O-O-O {[%emt 0:0:33]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:4:32]} 13. Kb1 {[%emt 0:0:13]} b5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 14. Na5 {[%emt 0:1:2]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:0:25]} 15. Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 16. Bxb6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Qxb6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 17. c4 {[%emt 0:1:18]} bxc4 {[%emt 0:3:37]} 18. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:0:22]} a5 {[%emt 0:0:22]} 19. a4 {[%emt 0:6:29]} O-O {[%emt 0:12:58]} 20. Rhe1 {[%emt 0:0:59]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:6:51]} 21. Qe3 {[%emt 0:10:24]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:12:0]} 22. Bb5 {[%emt 0:4:19]} e4 {[%emt 0:5:55]} 23. f4 {[%emt 0:5:0]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:9:13]} 24. Qa3 {[%emt 0:1:48]} Nf2 {[%emt 0:3:15]} 25. Rd2 {[%emt 0:4:2]} Nd3 {[%emt 0:0:12]} 26. Bxd3 {[%emt 0:2:37]} exd3 {[%emt 0:0:17]} 27. Rxe8+ {[%emt 0:0:10]} Rxe8 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 28. Qxd3 {[%emt 0:0:20]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:10:24]} 29. Ka2 {[%emt 0:6:47]} Qg1 {[%emt 0:8:59]} 30. Nxa5 {[%emt 0:5:9]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:2:26]} 31. Qb5 {[%emt 0:2:15]} Qxh2 {[%emt 0:2:5]} 32. Qb4 {[%emt 0:1:31]} h4 {[%emt 0:1:44]} 33. f5 {[%emt 0:10:13]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:5:26]} 34. Nb3 {[%emt 0:6:44]} Bh6 {[%emt 0:3:48]} 35. Rd4 {[%emt 0:10:20]} Bg5 {[%emt 0:2:25]} 36. Qb7 {[%emt 0:6:3]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:0:58]} 37. a5 {[%emt 0:12:15]} Qxg2 {[%emt 0:0:38]} 38. a6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} h3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 39. a7 {[%emt 0:0:5]} h2 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 40. a8=Q {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rxa8+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 41. Qxa8+ {[%emt 0:2:26]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:5:26]} 42. Rd1 {[%emt 0:0:7]} h1=Q {[%emt 0:0:43]} 43. Rxh1 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Qxh1 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 44. Qc6 {[%emt 0:0:38]} Bf4 {[%emt 0:8:47]} 45. Nd4 {[%emt 0:4:46]} Qe4 {[%emt 0:3:30]} 46. Nb5 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Qb4 {[%emt 0:3:7]} 47. Na3 {[%emt 0:6:14]} Be5 {[%emt 0:0:20]} 48. Qc2 {[%emt 0:3:7]} Qd4 {[%emt 0:3:37]} 49. Qg2+ {[%emt 0:0:56]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:1:26]} 50. Kb3 {[%emt 0:0:27]} Qb6+ {[%emt 0:3:5]} 51. Ka4 {[%emt 0:0:53]} Bxb2 {[%emt 0:0:28]} 52. Nb5 {[%emt 0:0:30]} Be5 {[%emt 0:2:7]} 53. Qc2 {[%emt 0:2:8]} f4 {[%emt 0:1:52]} 54. Qf5 {[%emt 0:0:37]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:1:42]} 55. Qg5 {[%emt 0:0:26]} Qc2+ {[%emt 0:1:31]} 56. Ka5 {[%emt 0:2:6]} f3 {[%emt 0:1:19]} 57. Qd8+ {[%emt 0:1:1]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 58. Nxd6 {[%emt 0:0:12]} Bxd6 {[%emt 0:2:22]} 59. Qxd6 {[%emt 0:0:14]} Qc3+ {[%emt 0:0:4]} 0-1