Event: 2021 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX
Site: Saint Louis, United States
Date: 2021-09-08
White: Shankland, Sam
Black: Svidler, Peter
Result: 1-0
Variant: Chess960

1. b4 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:20:09] } 1... a5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:19:11] } 2. b5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:20:13] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:17:36] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:19:09] } 3... dxc4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:17:37] } 4. a4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:19:13] } 4... c6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:16:44] } 5. Rxc4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:19:09] } 5... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:16:46] } 6. bxc6 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:18:55] } 6... Rxc6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:16:49] } 7. Rxc6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:18:48] } 7... bxc6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:16:53] } 8. d3 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:18:36] } 8... e5?! { [%eval 1.15] } { Inaccuracy. Ne6 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:58] } 9. Ne3 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 0:16:52] } 9... Ne6 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:13:39] } 10. Nc4 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:16:12] } 10... Bc7 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 0:13:30] } 11. Bc3 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:15:43] } 11... f6 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:12:32] } 12. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:15:23] } 12... Ndc5 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:08:53] } 13. Nb3 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:14:24] } 13... Nxb3 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:08:49] } 14. Bxb3 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:14:28] } 14... Bf7 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:08:52] } 15. O-O { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:13:24] } 15... O-O { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:08:46] } 16. Rc1 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:11:24] } 16... Rb8 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:07:54] } 17. Nd2 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:10:22] } 17... Rxb3 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:02:33] } 18. Nxb3 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:10:26] } 18... Nf4 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 0:02:37] } 19. Qb2 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:09:17] } 19... c5 { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 0:02:41] } 20. f3 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 0:09:19] } 20... Qa7?? { [%eval 4.36] } { Blunder. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:57] } 21. Kh1?! { [%eval 3.45] } { Inaccuracy. Kf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:13] } 21... c4 { [%eval 3.88] [%clk 0:01:59] } 22. dxc4 { [%eval 3.66] [%clk 0:07:51] } 22... Qf2?! { [%eval 5.07] } { Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:20] } 23. e4 { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 0:07:12] } 23... Ne2?! { [%eval 6.77] } { Inaccuracy. Qxb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:21] } 24. Re1 { [%eval 6.85] [%clk 0:06:48] } 24... Bxc4 { [%eval 6.82] [%clk 0:01:25] } 25. Nc1 { [%eval 6.87] [%clk 0:06:42] } 1-0