Event: Sinquefield Cup 2021
Site: Saint Louis, United States
Date: 2021-08-17
White: Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
WhiteElo: 2751
Black: Svidler, Peter
BlackElo: 2714
Result: 1-0
ECO: E60
Opening: Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Basman-Williams Attack
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:42] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:05] } 3. h4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:46] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:49] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:10] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:06] } 5. e4 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:31:51] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:26] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:01] } 6... c5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:42] } 7. d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:25] } 7... b5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:32:06] } 8. cxb5 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:28:46] } 8... a6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:32:33] } 9. a4 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:26:28] } 9... axb5 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:31:42] } 10. Bxb5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:26:49] } 10... Ba6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:03] } 11. Bd2 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:20:40] } 11... Bxb5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:28:25] } 12. axb5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:20:55] } 12... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:28:25] } 13. Nf3 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:20:06] } 13... Rxa1 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:20:49] } 14. Qxa1 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:20:00] } 14... Qb6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:21:17] } 15. O-O { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:17:28] } 15... Rb8 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:21:22] } 16. Qa6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:07:52] } 16... Ne8 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:07:05] } 17. Ra1 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:57:18] } 17... Kf8 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:06:48] } 18. h5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:46:10] } 18... Nc7 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:58:18] } 19. Qa4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:37:06] } 19... Ra8 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:46:55] } 20. Qd1 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:36:14] } 20... Rxa1 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:47:04] } 21. Qxa1 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:36:29] } 21... Ne5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:47:28] } 22. h6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:34] } 22... Nxf3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:28] } 23. gxf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:40] } 23... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:38:38] } 24. Bxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:14] } 24... Qxb5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:38:38] } 25. b4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:29:35] } 25... Ne8?? { [%eval 2.95] } { Blunder. Ke8 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:52] } 26. bxc5 { [%eval 2.96] [%clk 0:27:40] } 26... dxc5 { [%eval 4.59] [%clk 0:33:13] } 27. Bg7+ { [%eval 3.16] [%clk 0:24:53] } 27... Kg8 { [%eval 4.53] [%clk 0:33:09] } 28. Qa8 { [%eval 5.09] [%clk 0:23:45] } 28... c4?! { [%eval 10.1] } { Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:42] } 29. Qd8 { [%eval 10.6] [%clk 0:22:59] } 29... Qa4 { [%eval 13.93] [%clk 0:17:08] } 30. Kg2 { [%eval 11.77] [%clk 0:22:32] } 30... Qb5?! { [%eval #9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:22] } 31. Bb2?! { [%eval 12.69] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:05] } 1-0