Event: Blitz Open
Site: Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Date: 2023-12-29
White: Giri, Anish
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2731
Black: Shimanov, Aleksandr
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2611
Result: 0-1
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3+2

1. e4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:05] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:04] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:05] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:05] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:06] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:03:06] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:07] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:07] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:08] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:03:08] } 8. dxc5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:03:00] } 8... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:03:08] } 9. a3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:02:59] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:02:51] } 10. b4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:03:01] } 10... Nd7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:02:51] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:59] } 11... f6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:02:28] } 12. h4?? { [%eval -1.78] } { Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:08] } 12... fxe5 { [%eval -1.26] [%clk 0:02:00] } 13. Bxh7+?! { [%eval -2.13] } { Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:03] } 13... Kxh7 { [%eval -2.2] [%clk 0:02:01] } 14. Ng5+ { [%eval -2.13] [%clk 0:02:04] } 14... Kg8 { [%eval -2.24] [%clk 0:02:00] } 15. Nxe6 { [%eval -2.3] [%clk 0:01:52] } 15... Qe8 { [%eval -2.15] [%clk 0:01:52] } 16. Nc7 { [%eval -2.48] [%clk 0:01:28] } 16... Qf7 { [%eval -2.4] [%clk 0:01:49] } 17. N3xd5 { [%eval -2.88] [%clk 0:01:13] } 17... exf4?! { [%eval -1.9] } { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:44] } 18. Bxf4? { [%eval -3.26] } { Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:01:10] } 18... Nb6 { [%eval -3.09] [%clk 0:01:36] } 19. Nxb6?? { [%eval -6.75] } { Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:00:53] } 19... Qxf4 { [%eval -6.51] [%clk 0:01:26] } 20. Qd5+ { [%eval -6.97] [%clk 0:00:55] } 20... Rf7 { [%eval -7.01] [%clk 0:01:26] } 0-1