Event: Tata Steel Chess Masters
Site: Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Date: 2020-01-17
White: Giri, Anish
WhiteElo: 2768
Black: Kovalev, Vladislav
BlackElo: 2660
Result: 1-0
ECO: C54
Opening: Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with d6
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:40:57] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:40:32] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:41:02] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:40:58] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:41:29] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:40:33] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:41:50] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:40:54] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:42:17] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:38:56] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:42:37] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:36:08] } 7. Bh4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:42:51] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:34:49] } 8. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:40:55] } 8... Ba7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:34:52] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:41:19] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:28:56] } 10. a4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:41:25] } 10... g5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:24:48] } 11. Bg3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:41:14] } 11... Kg7 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:25:04] } 12. Re1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:41:00] } 12... Nh7?! { [%eval 0.53] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was g4. } { [%clk 1:06:14] } 13. b4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:40:55] } 13... h5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:02:50] } 14. h3 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:40:55] } 14... h4 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:01:54] } 15. Bh2 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:41:07] } 15... g4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:00:26] } 16. hxg4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:41:29] } 16... Bxg4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:00:51] } 17. b5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:41:40] } 17... Ne7 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:56:20] } 18. d4 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:41:40] } 18... Ng6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:51:08] } 19. bxa6 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:41:55] } 19... bxa6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:50:55] } 20. Nf1 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:42:21] } 20... exd4 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:24:51] } 21. cxd4 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:41:36] } 21... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:20:22] } 22. gxf3 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 1:20:35] } 22... f5?! { [%eval 1.85] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was Qf6. } { [%clk 0:20:23] } 23. Ne3 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 1:09:44] } 23... fxe4 { [%eval 2.01] [%clk 0:20:06] } 24. fxe4 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 1:10:02] } 24... Qg5+ { [%eval 2.28] [%clk 0:18:54] } 25. Kh1 { [%eval 2.21] [%clk 0:58:36] } 25... Rxf2 { [%eval 2.4] [%clk 0:19:21] } 26. Nf5+?? { [%eval 0.68] } { Blunder. Best move was Bg1. } { [%clk 0:58:38] } 26... Kh8 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:14:55] } 27. Rg1 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:58:46] } 27... Rxh2+ { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:13:15] } 28. Kxh2 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:59:02] } 28... Qf4+ { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:13:37] } 29. Kh3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:59:10] } 29... Ng5+ { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:09:27] } 30. Rxg5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:58:52] } 30... Qxg5 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:09:56] } 31. Qg1 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:55:40] } 31... Nf4+ { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:08:47] } 32. Kh2 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:54:58] } 32... Qxg1+ { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:09:08] } 33. Rxg1 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:55:23] } 33... d5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:06:04] } 34. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:50:31] } 34... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:00:48] } 35. exd5 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:50:55] } 35... Re8 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:00:53] } 36. Kh3 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:46:09] } 36... Bb6 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:00:36] } 37. Kxh4 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 0:45:47] } 37... Rd8 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 0:00:32] } 38. Rg5 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 0:34:06] } 38... Kh7 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 0:00:59] } 39. Rh5+ { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 0:21:44] } 39... Kg6 { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 0:01:28] } 40. Ne7+ { [%eval 2.43] [%clk 1:12:08] } 40... Kf6 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 0:50:41] } 41. Nc6 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 1:12:19] } 41... Re8 { [%eval 2.59] [%clk 0:44:26] } 42. Re5 { [%eval 2.58] [%clk 1:04:03] } 42... Rh8+ { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 0:43:40] } 43. Kg4 { [%eval 2.16] [%clk 1:04:19] } 43... a5 { [%eval 2.17] [%clk 0:44:06] } 44. Rf5+ { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 0:51:53] } 44... Kg6?? { [%eval 9.96] } { Blunder. Best move was Kg7. } { [%clk 0:39:58] } 45. Ne5+ { [%eval 9.88] [%clk 0:51:51] } 45... Kg7 { [%eval 9.83] [%clk 0:39:46] } 46. Rg5+ { [%eval 9.51] [%clk 0:52:17] } 46... Kh7 { [%eval 17.93] [%clk 0:38:16] } 47. Rh5+ { [%eval 16.3] [%clk 0:52:38] } 47... Kg7 { [%eval 16.17] [%clk 0:38:02] } 48. Rxh8 { [%eval 2.85] [%clk 0:52:06] } 48... Kxh8 { [%eval 11.54] [%clk 0:38:29] } 49. Nc4 { [%eval 12.86] [%clk 0:46:33] } 49... Kg7 { [%eval 12.4] [%clk 0:33:52] } 50. Kf5 { [%eval 9.82] [%clk 0:46:35] } 50... Kf7? { [%eval #17] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Best move was Bxd4. } { [%clk 0:33:38] } 51. d6 { [%eval #17] [%clk 0:46:53] } 1-0