Event: SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia
Site: Zagreb, Croatia
Date: 2022-07-24
White: Nepomniachtchi, Ian
WhiteElo: 2766
Black: Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
BlackElo: 2760
Result: 0-1
ECO: D79
Opening: Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Ultra-Delayed Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:05:03] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:05:03] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:05:03] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:05:03] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:05:03] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:05:03] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:05:04] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:05:04] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:05:04] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:05:04] } 6. c4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:05:05] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:05:04] } 7. cxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:01] } 7... cxd5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:05:05] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:05:02] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:05:06] } 9. Ne5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:05:03] } 9... Bf5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:05:07] } 10. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:04:49] } 10... bxc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:05:08] } 11. Bf4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:04:49] } 11... Nh5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:04:53] } 12. Be3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:04:42] } 12... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:04:54] } 13. Nxd5 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:04:15] } 13... e6 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:04:13] } 14. Nf4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:04:00] } 14... cxd4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:04:06] } 15. Nxh5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:44] } 15... gxh5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:04:07] } 16. Bf4?! { [%eval -0.61] } { Inaccuracy. Bxa8 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:33] } 16... e5 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:04:06] } 17. Bd2 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:03:19] } 17... Rb8 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:04:07] } 18. b4 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:03:11] } 18... h4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:04:01] } 19. Rc1?! { [%eval -0.78] } { Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:09] } 19... h3 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:03:43] } 20. Bc6 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:03:03] } 20... Bd7 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:03:16] } 21. Qa4 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:03:01] } 21... Bxc6 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:03:17] } 22. Qxc6 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:03:02] } 22... Rb6 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:03:08] } 23. Qf3 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:03:01] } 23... Qd7 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:03:02] } 24. Rc5 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:02:57] } 24... Qe6 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 0:02:46] } 25. a3 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:02:41] } 25... e4 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:02:45] } 26. Qh5 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:02:42] } 26... Ra6?! { [%eval 0.05] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:24] } 27. Rg5? { [%eval -1.18] } { Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:33] } 27... Rxa3 { [%eval -1.31] [%clk 0:02:22] } 28. Bf4 { [%eval -1.62] [%clk 0:02:21] } 28... d3? { [%eval -0.26] } { Mistake. Ra2 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:11] } 29. exd3 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:01:53] } 29... exd3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:02:12] } 30. Rg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:53] } 30... f5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:57] } 31. Rh4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:52] } 31... Qg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:55] } 32. Qf3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:01:51] } 32... Rd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:39] } 33. Bc7?? { [%eval -5.95] } { Blunder. Rd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:43] } 33... d2 { [%eval -6.09] [%clk 0:01:39] } 34. Qxa3 { [%eval -7.36] [%clk 0:01:15] } 34... d1=Q { [%eval -6.5] [%clk 0:01:39] } 35. Bxd8 { [%eval -7.86] [%clk 0:01:14] } 35... Qc6 { [%eval -7.4] [%clk 0:01:17] } 36. f3? { [%eval #-6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qa2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:44] } 36... Qcc2 { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:01:03] } 0-1