[Event "XTX Markets LCC Elite 2025"] [White "McShane,Luke J"] [Black "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Site "London"] [Round "2.5"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2025.11.27"] [WhiteElo "2615"] [BlackElo "2762"] [PlyCount "66"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 14,66,54,41,38,1,36,29,45,0,18,46,29,22,16,29,24,0,0,2,-2,-6,17,-81,-57,-79,-57,-59,-43,-375,-355,-369,-368,-355,-362,-369,-369,-371,-353,-362,-360,-370,-369,-372,-368,-398,-390,-390,-365,-860,-862,-852,-837,-29996,-29997]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:11]} d6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:1:38]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} a6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 6. Be2 {[%emt 0:0:13]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 7. Nb3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Be6 {[%emt 0:1:27]} 8. f4 {[%emt 0:1:59]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:15] The modern move. B92: Sicilian Najdorf: 6 Be2.} 9. g4 {[%emt 0:8:34]} h6 {[%emt 0:12:24]} 10. f5 {[%emt 0:3:7]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:0:32] White has an edge.} 11. Be3 {[%emt 0:3:34]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:1:11]} 12. Bf3 {[%emt 0:0:18]} b5 {[%emt 0:3:46]} 13. a3 {[%emt 0:3:1]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:2:15]} 14. Qe2 {[%emt 0:8:2]} Nb6 $146 {[%emt 0:9:33]} ({Predecessor:} 14... Rb8 15. h4 a5 16. g5 hxg5 17. hxg5 Rxh1+ 18. Bxh1 Nh7 19. g6 fxg6 20. fxg6 Nhf6 {1-0 Carlsen,M (2839)-Dominguez Perez,L (2738) Titled Tuesday intern op 09th Sep blitz 2025 (5)} )15. Na5 {[%emt 0:13:7] Repels Nc4} Rc8 {[%emt 0:4:55]} 16. O-O-O {[%emt 0:9:54]} Ba8 {[%emt 0:2:9]} 17. Bd2 {[%emt 0:0:54]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:6:48]} 18. Kb1 {[%emt 0:4:44]} (18. Be1 $1 $11 )d5 $17 {[%emt 0:9:26]} 19. exd5 {[%emt 0:3:58]} Nfxd5 {[%emt 0:0:48]} 20. Rhe1 {[%emt 0:24:39]} O-O {[%emt 0:21:50]} 21. Qxe5 $2 {[%emt 0:3:58][%mdl 8192] Loses the game.} (21. Bxd5 $15 Nxd5 22. Qxe5 )Qxe5 $19 {[%emt 0:2:54]} 22. Rxe5 {[%emt 0:0:5][%cal Rf3d5]} Nxc3+ {[%emt 0:0:4]} 23. Bxc3 {[%emt 0:0:19]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 24. Rd3 {[%emt 0:1:0]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:1:23]} ({Not} 24... Bxg4 25. Rxe7 Bxf5 26. Rg3 $19 )25. Rxf3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Rxc3 {[%emt 0:0:21]} 26. Rxc3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 27. Rc6 {[%emt 0:0:10]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:1:19]} 28. h3 {[%emt 0:0:5] [#]} Nc4 $1 {[%emt 0:3:42]} 29. Rxa6 {[%emt 0:1:5]} (29. b4 Ne3 )Bxb2 {[%emt 0:0:28]} ({Worse is} 29... Nxb2 30. Nc6 Re8 (30... Nc4 $2 31. Nxb8 Bc3 32. Ka2 $18 )31. Nxe5 $16 )30. Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:51]} Re8 {[%emt 0:0:14]} (30... Nxa3+ 31. Kxb2 Nc4+ 32. Kc3 $17 )31. a4 $2 {[%emt 0:0:5]} (31. Ka2 )Bc3 {[%emt 0:2:14] ( -> ...Re1+)} 32. Ka2 {[%emt 0:0:23]} Nd2 {[%emt 0:0:31] [#] ( -> ...Re1)} 33. axb5 {[%emt 0:0:30]} Re1 {[%emt 0:0:6] Weighted Error Value: White=0.79/Black=0.03 (flawless) Blunder Elo (mw_local): 880 (58.0) 3240 (0.0) Loses game: White=1 --- Mistake: White=2 --- Inaccurate: White=2 Black=1 OK: White=2 Black=6 Best: White=1 ---} 0-1