Event: chess24 Legends of Chess | Final 4
Site: chess24.com
Date: 2020-07-31
White: Giri, Anish
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2731
Black: Nepomniachtchi, Ian
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2778
Result: 0-1
ECO: D85
Opening: Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:20] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:15:20] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:28] } 2... g6?! { [%eval 0.55] } { Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:28] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:15:36] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:15:38] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:45] } 4... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:15:47] } 5. e4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:55] } 5... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:57] } 6. bxc3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:16:05] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:16:06] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:14] } 7... c5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:16:15] } 8. Rc1 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:16:19] } 8... Qa5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:16:23] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:16:28] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:16:31] } 10. Nf3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:16:37] } 10... Bg4 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:16:39] } 11. d5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:16:46] } 11... b5 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:16:48] } 12. Bxc5 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:16:54] } 12... Rc8 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:16:56] } 13. Bb4?! { [%eval 0.22] } { Inaccuracy. Bd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:04] } 13... Qc7 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:17:05] } 14. Nd4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:17:11] } 14... a5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:17:11] } 15. Ba3 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:17:20] } 15... b4 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:17:17] } 16. Bb2 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:17:26] } 16... Qb6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:17:25] } 17. c4 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:17:05] } 17... Na6 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:17:31] } 18. f4?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:14] } 18... e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:35] } 19. h3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:58] } 19... Nc5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:17:34] } 20. fxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:37] } 20... Bxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:32] } 21. hxg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:59] } 21... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:40] } 22. Qe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:32] } 22... Re8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:47] } 23. Kd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:04] } 23... Bg7 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:16:05] } 24. Qg1 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:02:39] } 24... Nc3+?? { [%eval 3.29] } { Blunder. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:10] } 25. Bxc3 { [%eval 2.85] [%clk 0:02:37] } 25... bxc3 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 0:12:18] } 26. Nc2?? { [%eval -1.2] } { Blunder. Nb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:36] } 26... Qf6 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:12:26] } 27. Rh2? { [%eval -2.2] } { Mistake. Qd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:25] } 27... Rad8 { [%eval -2.05] [%clk 0:11:21] } 28. Rb1?? { [%eval -8.65] } { Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:13] } 28... Rb8 { [%eval -6.96] [%clk 0:07:50] } 29. Rc1 { [%eval -17.75] [%clk 0:00:22] } 29... Bh6 { [%eval -16.39] [%clk 0:07:30] } 30. Ra1 { [%eval -20.18] [%clk 0:00:14] } 30... Rb2 { [%eval -17.95] [%clk 0:06:48] } 31. g3?! { [%eval #-10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:12] } 31... Qf3+ { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:06:11] } 32. Be2 { [%eval -19.72] [%clk 0:00:20] } 32... Rxe2 { [%eval -16.5] [%clk 0:06:19] } 33. Rxe2 { [%eval -13.78] [%clk 0:00:14] } 33... Rxc2 { [%eval -13.03] [%clk 0:06:28] } 0-1