Event: Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021
Site: Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Date: 2021-01-17
White: Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
WhiteElo: 2784
Black: Firouzja, Alireza
BlackElo: 2749
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 01:40:30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:40:57] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:40:54] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:41:23] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:41:16] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:41:50] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:41:18] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:42:14] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:41:37] } 5. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:42:40] } 5... Ne7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:41:50] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:43:05] } 6... c5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:41:36] } 7. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:40:50] } 7... Nbc6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:41:33] } 8. dxc5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:34:53] } 8... dxc4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:37:40] } 9. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:25:11] } 9... Ng6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:37:46] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:21:25] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:36:58] } 11. Bb5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:59:29] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:26] } 12. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:56:43] } 12... bxc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:20:12] } 13. Na3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:56:31] } 13... Qb8 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:00:04] } 14. Nc4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:46:15] } 14... Be4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:54:13] } 15. Nd6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:43:23] } 15... Bd5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:52:55] } 16. b3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:40:24] } 16... f6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:48:15] } 17. exf6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:37:31] } 17... Bxf6?! { [%eval 0.9] } { Inaccuracy. Rxf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:22] } 18. Rc1 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:35:43] } 18... Qb4 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:28:22] } 19. Nc4 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:32:35] } 19... Be7 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:23:59] } 20. Ne1 { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 0:28:14] } 20... Rad8 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:22:36] } 21. Qe2?! { [%eval 0.52] } { Inaccuracy. Nd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:25] } 21... Qb8 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:21:24] } 22. Nd3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:22:51] } 22... Rf5? { [%eval 1.68] } { Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:13] } 23. f3 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 0:21:35] } 23... Nh4 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 0:17:48] } 24. Rf2 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:16:58] } 24... Kh8 { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 0:13:00] } 25. f4 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 0:15:33] } 25... Ng6 { [%eval 1.71] [%clk 0:10:34] } 26. Nce5 { [%eval 1.52] [%clk 0:13:22] } 26... Nxe5 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 0:10:04] } 27. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 0:13:45] } 27... Qb4 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:10:16] } 28. Qc2 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:09:21] } 28... Kg8 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 0:09:30] } 29. Rd1 { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 0:08:34] } 29... Bf6 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:08:07] } 30. Nc4? { [%eval 0.08] } { Mistake. Bd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:06] } 30... Bxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:49] } 31. bxc4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:06:24] } 31... Rxd1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:14] } 32. Qxd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:48] } 32... Be7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:03:30] } 33. Qb3 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:04:13] } 33... Qe1+ { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:03:30] } 34. Rf1 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:04:39] } 34... Qxe3+ { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:03:53] } 35. Qxe3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:05:05] } 35... Bxc5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:04:16] } 1/2-1/2