Event: Shchekachev - Firouzja: Shchekachev, Andrei - Firouzja, Alireza
Date: 2023-12-20
White: Shchekachev, Andrei
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2506
Black: Firouzja, Alireza
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2763
Result: 0-1
ECO: E12
Opening: Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Kasparov Attack
Variant: Standard

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:46] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:27:45] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:03] } 2... b6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:27:35] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:25:59] } 3... Bb7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:27:59] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:26:19] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:27:38] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:21:44] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:23:01] } 6. cxd5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:20:38] } 6... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:22:31] } 7. Qc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:20:07] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:17:50] } 8. e4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:16:53] } 8... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:18:14] } 9. bxc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:17:17] } 9... Nd7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:16:00] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:15:47] } 10... c5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:16:27] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:13:55] } 11... Rc8 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:16:50] } 12. Qe2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:13:17] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:17:00] } 13. Rd1 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:06:16] } 13... Qc7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:15:29] } 14. Be3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:58:53] } 14... Nf6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:14:10] } 15. Nd2 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:58:10] } 15... Rfd8 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:12:00] } 16. f3 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:49:37] } 16... Nd7 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:04:57] } 17. a4 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:45:26] } 17... Nb8 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:58:47] } 18. f4?! { [%eval -1.12] } { Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:57] } 18... cxd4 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:49:38] } 19. cxd4 { [%eval -0.91] [%clk 0:29:12] } 19... Nc6 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:49:59] } 20. Nf3 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 0:28:44] } 20... Nb4 { [%eval -1.13] [%clk 0:48:53] } 21. Rac1 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:27:03] } 21... Qb8 { [%eval -1.05] [%clk 0:49:09] } 22. Bb1 { [%eval -1.16] [%clk 0:27:09] } 22... Bc6 { [%eval -1.19] [%clk 0:48:04] } 23. d5 { [%eval -1.45] [%clk 0:11:20] } 23... Bxa4?! { [%eval -0.79] } { Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:59] } 24. Rf1?! { [%eval -1.38] } { Inaccuracy. Rxc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:58] } 24... Rxc1 { [%eval -1.34] [%clk 0:23:07] } 25. Bxc1?! { [%eval -1.96] } { Inaccuracy. Rxc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:49] } 25... exd5 { [%eval -2.24] [%clk 0:21:16] } 26. e5 { [%eval -2.27] [%clk 0:09:20] } 26... Qc8 { [%eval -2.32] [%clk 0:16:23] } 27. Be3 { [%eval -2.27] [%clk 0:04:09] } 27... Bc5?! { [%eval -1.6] } { Inaccuracy. Qc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:12] } 28. Bxh7+? { [%eval -3.51] } { Mistake. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:44] } 28... Kxh7 { [%eval -3.46] [%clk 0:11:29] } 29. Ng5+ { [%eval -3.86] [%clk 0:01:07] } 29... Kg8 { [%eval -3.64] [%clk 0:11:48] } 30. e6 { [%eval -3.9] [%clk 0:01:20] } 30... Bxe3+ { [%eval -3.81] [%clk 0:09:31] } 31. Qxe3 { [%eval -4.17] [%clk 0:01:44] } 31... fxe6 { [%eval -4.14] [%clk 0:09:26] } 32. Qh3 { [%eval -4.51] [%clk 0:01:14] } 32... Bc2 { [%eval -4.74] [%clk 0:09:40] } 33. f5 { [%eval -5.59] [%clk 0:01:31] } 33... Qc5+ { [%clk 0:09:31] } 0-1