Event: RR3 - Game 1: Hikaru Nakamura - Alireza Firouzja
Date: 2023-12-10
White: Hikaru Nakamura
WhiteTitle: GM
Black: Alireza Firouzja
BlackTitle: GM
Result: 1-0
ECO: D01
Opening: Rapport-Jobava System
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:03] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:15:05] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:04] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:50] } 3. Bf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:05] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:34] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:07] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:31] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:08] } 5... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:40] } 6. cxd3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:15:00] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:13:41] } 7. Qb3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:12:40] } 7... Rb8 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:13:28] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:12:11] } 8... Bd6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:13:27] } 9. Bg5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:11:53] } 9... h6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:13:12] } 10. Bh4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:11:55] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:11:14] } 11. Rc1 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:11:56] } 11... Be7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:10:10] } 12. a3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:11:49] } 12... Nh5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:09:16] } 13. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:10:17] } 13... Nxe7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:09:18] } 14. Ne2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:56] } 14... Nf6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:08:56] } 15. Ne5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:08:49] } 15... c6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:08:49] } 16. O-O { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:08:41] } 16... Nd7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:08:13] } 17. Qd1 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:08:22] } 17... f6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:07:34] } 18. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:08:20] } 18... Ng6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:06:15] } 19. h4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:07:55] } 19... e5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:05:24] } 20. h5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:07:57] } 20... Ne7 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:05:20] } 21. Ng3 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:07:46] } 21... Qc7 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:05:06] } 22. dxe5?! { [%eval 0.09] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:48] } 22... fxe5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:05:04] } 23. e4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:05:50] } 23... Rf4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:04:11] } 24. Re1 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:05:51] } 24... Rbf8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:04:00] } 25. Rc2?! { [%eval -0.26] } { Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:28] } 25... Qd6 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:02:29] } 26. Rd2 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:02:38] } 26... c5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:02:05] } 27. Nh2 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:02:00] } 27... Nc6 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:01:49] } 28. Ng4 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:01:37] } 28... Nd4 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:01:11] } 29. Ne3 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:01:38] } 29... dxe4 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:01:03] } 30. dxe4 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:01:35] } 30... Nf6 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:00:57] } 31. Nef5 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:01:21] } 31... Qe6 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:00:55] } 32. b4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:01:17] } 32... b6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:40] } 33. bxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:19] } 33... bxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:43] } 34. Rb2 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:01:16] } 34... Nxf5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:00:27] } 35. exf5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:01:12] } 35... Qe7 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:00:22] } 36. Qe2 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:00:51] } 36... Re8 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:00:22] } 37. Qa6 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:00:40] } 37... c4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:00:17] } 38. Qc6 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:00:26] } 38... Qxa3 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:00:11] } 39. Rb7 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:00:28] } 39... Qa5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:00:07] } 40. Rf1 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:00:15] } 40... Qd5 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:00:06] } 41. Qc7?! { [%eval -1.12] } { Inaccuracy. Qxd5+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:16] } 41... Rg4 { [%eval -1.26] [%clk 0:00:08] } 42. Rbb1 { [%eval -1.42] [%clk 0:00:06] } 42... Nxh5? { [%eval -0.19] } { Mistake. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:07] } 43. Rfd1 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:00:07] } 43... Qa8 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:00:07] } 44. Rb7 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:00:06] } 44... Nf6?? { [%eval 3.67] } { Blunder. Nxg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:07] } 45. Rd6 { [%eval 3.38] [%clk 0:00:05] } 45... Qc8?? { [%eval #10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:04] } 46. Qf7+ { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:00:06] } 46... Kh8 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:00:06] } 47. Rxf6 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:00:08] } 47... Qxb7 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:00:05] } 48. Qxb7?? { [%eval 4.57] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxe8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:07] } 48... gxf6 { [%eval 4.78] [%clk 0:00:05] } 49. Qf7 { [%eval 4.88] [%clk 0:00:09] } 49... Rc8?! { [%eval 6.28] } { Inaccuracy. Reg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:05] } 50. Qxf6+ { [%eval 5.7] [%clk 0:00:10] } 50... Kh7 { [%eval 5.78] [%clk 0:00:07] } 51. Qe6 { [%eval 4.86] [%clk 0:00:10] } 51... Rgg8?! { [%eval 7.63] } { Inaccuracy. Rcg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:09] } 52. Ne4 { [%eval 6.77] [%clk 0:00:10] } 1-0