Event: RR3 - Game 2: Alireza Firouzja - Hikaru Nakamura
Date: 2023-12-10
White: Alireza Firouzja
WhiteTitle: GM
Black: Hikaru Nakamura
BlackTitle: GM
Result: 0-1
ECO: C42
Opening: Petrov's Defense
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:15:05] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:05] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:15:07] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:15:06] } 3. d3?! { [%eval -0.15] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:07] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:55] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:09] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:40] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:09] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:41] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:03] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:14:37] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:14:56] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:14:29] } 8. Re1 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:14:23] } 8... Ne7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:13:23] } 9. b4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:12:33] } 9... Ba7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:13:23] } 10. a4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:12:33] } 10... a5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:12:41] } 11. b5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:12:06] } 11... Ng6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:12:42] } 12. Na3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:11:43] } 12... Be6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:11:34] } 13. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:10:45] } 13... Re8 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:10:11] } 14. Bb2 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:09:05] } 14... h6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:09:01] } 15. h3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:08:50] } 15... Nh7?! { [%eval 0.8] } { Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:23] } 16. Qd3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:06:46] } 16... c6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:07:52] } 17. Nc2 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:05:35] } 17... Nf6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:07:28] } 18. Nd2 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:03:15] } 18... d5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:07:09] } 19. c4?! { [%eval -0.92] } { Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:23] } 19... dxc4 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:06:52] } 20. Nxc4 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 0:02:23] } 20... exd4 { [%eval -0.85] [%clk 0:05:59] } 21. Nxd4 { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 0:00:41] } 21... Bxd4 { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 0:04:17] } 22. Bxd4 { [%eval -1.11] [%clk 0:00:35] } 22... c5 { [%eval -1.09] [%clk 0:04:20] } 23. e5 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 0:00:32] } 23... Qxd4 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:04:06] } 24. Qxd4 { [%eval -1.05] [%clk 0:00:31] } 24... cxd4 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:04:07] } 25. Nb6 { [%eval -1.12] [%clk 0:00:20] } 25... Rab8 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:02:32] } 26. exf6 { [%eval -1.05] [%clk 0:00:21] } 26... Red8 { [%eval -1.03] [%clk 0:02:34] } 27. fxg7?! { [%eval -1.76] } { Inaccuracy. Red1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:05] } 27... d3 { [%eval -2.07] [%clk 0:02:13] } 28. Rad1 { [%eval -2.18] [%clk 0:00:05] } 28... d2?? { [%eval 0.26] } { Blunder. Bb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:34] } 29. Re3?? { [%eval -2.35] } { Blunder. Re2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:05] } 29... Rd6 { [%eval -2.49] [%clk 0:01:35] } 30. Nd5 { [%eval -2.78] [%clk 0:00:04] } 30... Bxd5 { [%eval -2.91] [%clk 0:01:34] } 31. Rxd2 { [%eval -2.79] [%clk 0:00:05] } 31... Rbd8 { [%eval -2.82] [%clk 0:01:37] } 32. Red3 { [%eval -2.84] [%clk 0:00:04] } 32... Ne7 { [%eval -2.74] [%clk 0:01:38] } 33. f4 { [%eval -2.64] [%clk 0:00:04] } 33... Kxg7 { [%eval -2.79] [%clk 0:01:35] } 34. b6 { [%eval -3.42] [%clk 0:00:05] } 34... R6d7 { [%eval -3.39] [%clk 0:01:11] } 35. g4 { [%eval -3.62] [%clk 0:00:06] } 35... Kf8 { [%eval -3.59] [%clk 0:01:02] } 36. f5 { [%eval -3.96] [%clk 0:00:05] } 36... f6 { [%eval -3.82] [%clk 0:01:04] } 37. Kh2 { [%eval -3.83] [%clk 0:00:04] } 37... Ke8 { [%eval -3.95] [%clk 0:01:06] } 38. Bf1 { [%eval -4.32] [%clk 0:00:06] } 38... Bc6 { [%eval -4.42] [%clk 0:01:08] } 39. Rxd7 { [%eval -4.5] [%clk 0:00:06] } 39... Rxd7 { [%eval -4.39] [%clk 0:01:10] } 40. Re2 { [%eval -5.0] [%clk 0:00:08] } 40... Kf8 { [%eval -4.25] [%clk 0:01:05] } 41. Kg3 { [%eval -4.82] [%clk 0:00:07] } 41... Bxa4 { [%eval -4.64] [%clk 0:01:00] } 42. Ra2 { [%eval -4.71] [%clk 0:00:09] } 42... Rd4 { [%eval -4.77] [%clk 0:00:58] } 43. Ra3 { [%eval -4.6] [%clk 0:00:06] } 43... Rb4 { [%eval -4.61] [%clk 0:00:39] } 44. Kh4?? { [%eval #-2] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:06] } 44... Nxf5+ { [%eval #-1] [%clk 0:00:38] } 0-1