Event: Blitz Open
Site: Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Date: 2023-12-30
White: Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2748
Black: Caruana, Fabiano
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2815
Result: 1-0
ECO: C78
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3+2

1. e4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:03:05] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:03:05] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:03:04] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:03:06] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:03:05] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:03:07] } 5... b5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:03:06] } 6. Bb3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:03:08] } 6... Bc5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:07] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:03:03] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:08] } 8. d4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:03:04] } 8... Bb6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:03:09] } 9. a4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:03:05] } 9... Bg4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:03:09] } 10. h3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:02:53] } 10... Bh5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:03:10] } 11. Bg5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:02:17] } 11... Rb8 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:03:11] } 12. axb5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:02:16] } 12... axb5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:03:11] } 13. g4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:02:14] } 13... Bg6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:03:12] } 14. Re1 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:02:02] } 14... h6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:03:06] } 15. Bh4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:02:02] } 15... O-O { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:03:01] } 16. Na3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:02:03] } 16... Re8? { [%eval 1.23] } { Mistake. exd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:41] } 17. Nxb5 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:01:54] } 17... exd4 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 0:02:36] } 18. Bd5 { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 0:01:36] } 18... Ne5 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 0:01:40] } 19. Nbxd4 { [%eval 2.16] [%clk 0:01:36] } 19... Nxf3+ { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 0:01:10] } 20. Qxf3 { [%eval 2.84] [%clk 0:01:31] } 20... Bxd4 { [%eval 2.89] [%clk 0:00:38] } 21. cxd4 { [%eval 2.97] [%clk 0:01:32] } 21... Bh7 { [%eval 3.48] [%clk 0:00:31] } 22. Bc6 { [%eval 3.48] [%clk 0:01:25] } 22... Re6 { [%eval 3.45] [%clk 0:00:25] } 23. Bd5 { [%eval 2.96] [%clk 0:01:21] } 23... Re8 { [%eval 3.24] [%clk 0:00:26] } 24. Bxf6 { [%eval 3.32] } 24... gxf6 { [%eval 3.82] [%clk 0:00:21] } 25. Qc3 { [%eval 3.19] [%clk 0:01:11] } 25... Re7?! { [%eval 4.15] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:22] } 26. Re3 { [%eval 3.78] [%clk 0:01:10] } 26... Kg7 { [%eval 3.95] [%clk 0:00:21] } 27. f4? { [%eval 1.87] } { Mistake. Bc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:08] } 27... c6 { [%eval 1.9] [%clk 0:00:16] } 28. Bxc6 { [%eval 1.69] [%clk 0:01:07] } 28... Rc8?! { [%eval 2.94] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:12] } 29. f5 { [%eval 2.87] [%clk 0:00:57] } 29... d5? { [%eval 4.56] } { Mistake. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:13] } 30. exd5 { [%eval 4.69] [%clk 0:00:54] } 30... Rxe3 { [%eval 4.37] [%clk 0:00:08] } 31. Qxe3 { [%eval 4.37] [%clk 0:00:55] } 31... Qd6 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:00:09] } 32. Ra8 { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 0:00:47] } 32... Rc7? { [%eval 8.32] } { Mistake. Rxa8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:09] } 33. Qe8 { [%eval 8.8] [%clk 0:00:37] } 33... Qg3+ { [%eval 14.86] [%clk 0:00:08] } 34. Kf1 { [%eval 16.43] [%clk 0:00:38] } 34... Qxh3+ { [%eval 18.03] [%clk 0:00:06] } 35. Ke1 { [%eval 18.9] [%clk 0:00:39] } 35... Qg3+ { [%eval 69.22] [%clk 0:00:05] } 36. Kd2 { [%eval 23.16] [%clk 0:00:40] } 36... Qf4+ { [%eval 73.46] [%clk 0:00:05] } 37. Kc2 { [%eval 9.02] [%clk 0:00:33] } 37... Qf2+? { [%eval #10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxf5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:04] } 38. Kb3 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:00:33] } 38... Qg3+ { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:00:05] } 39. Ka2 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:00:33] } 1-0