Event: Croatia Rapid & Blitz
Site: Zagreb, Croatia
Date: 2021-07-10
White: Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
WhiteElo: 2794
Black: Nepomniachtchi, Ian
BlackElo: 2807
Result: 1-0
ECO: B92
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation, Traditional Line
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:05:03] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:05:03] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:03] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:04] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:05:02] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:05:05] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:03] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:05:06] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:04] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:05:07] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:05:02] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:05:08] } 7. Nb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:02] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:09] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:05:00] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:05:09] } 9. Qd3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:05:01] } 9... Be6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:05:08] } 10. Bd2 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:04:51] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:05:08] } 11. Nd5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:04:50] } 11... a5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:05:09] } 12. a4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:04:43] } 12... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:05:10] } 13. exd5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:04:44] } 13... Nb4 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:05:11] } 14. Bxb4 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:04:43] } 14... axb4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:05:11] } 15. a5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:04:43] } 15... Qd7 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:05:10] } 16. Nd2 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:04:29] } 16... Rfc8 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:05:05] } 17. Nc4 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:04:24] } 17... Bd8 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:05:06] } 18. Rfd1 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:04:02] } 18... Rc5 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:05:04] } 19. Qb3 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:03:54] } 19... Rac8 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 0:04:22] } 20. a6? { [%eval 0.33] } { Mistake. Qxb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:42] } 20... bxa6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:03:39] } 21. Rxa6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:03:43] } 21... Qb5?? { [%eval 2.25] } { Blunder. Bc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:05] } 22. Rxd6 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:03:33] } 22... Bc7?? { [%eval 5.19] } { Blunder. Qb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:01] } 23. Rxf6 { [%eval 5.47] [%clk 0:03:06] } 23... gxf6 { [%eval 5.06] [%clk 0:03:01] } 24. d6 { [%eval 5.68] [%clk 0:03:07] } 24... Bd8 { [%eval 5.23] [%clk 0:02:35] } 25. d7 { [%eval 6.96] [%clk 0:02:57] } 25... R8c6 { [%eval 6.76] [%clk 0:02:12] } 26. Nxe5 { [%eval 7.16] [%clk 0:02:56] } 26... fxe5 { [%eval 7.07] [%clk 0:01:33] } 27. Bxb5 { [%eval 7.15] [%clk 0:02:57] } 27... Rxb5 { [%eval 6.99] [%clk 0:01:35] } 28. g3 { [%eval 7.3] [%clk 0:02:57] } 28... Kf8 { [%eval 7.3] [%clk 0:01:16] } 29. c4 { [%eval 7.37] [%clk 0:02:33] } 29... Rb7 { [%eval 8.25] [%clk 0:01:05] } 30. Qe3 { [%eval 7.7] [%clk 0:02:32] } 1-0