Event: FIDE Candidates 2024
Site: Toronto, Canada
Date: 2024-04-09
White: Firouzja, Alireza
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2760
Black: Nakamura, Hikaru
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2789
Result: 0-1
ECO: C54
Opening: Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40/7200:1800+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:59:56] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:59:41] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:59:49] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:59:35] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:59:44] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:59:30] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:59:38] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:59:25] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:59:31] } 5... h6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:59:09] } 6. b4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:58:45] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:58:57] } 7. Qb3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:58:05] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:58:46] } 8. a4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:57:32] } 8... d6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:58:21] } 9. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:54:10] } 9... Nb8 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:50:18] } 10. d4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:43:59] } 10... exd4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:26:27] } 11. cxd4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:43:14] } 11... a5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:26:24] } 12. e5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:16:40] } 12... Nh5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:19:20] } 13. b5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:13:40] } 13... Nf4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:13:10] } 14. g3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:11:00] } 14... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:10:23] } 15. Bf1 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:10:55] } 15... Ne6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:10:19] } 16. Bg2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:03:08] } 16... c6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:04] } 17. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:22] } 17... Nd7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:07:47] } 18. Bb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:54:24] } 18... Nb6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:06:39] } 19. bxc6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:46:55] } 19... bxc6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:06:23] } 20. Bc3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:46:33] } 20... c5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:44:17] } 21. Rfb1 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:39:10] } 21... Ra6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:43:41] } 22. dxc5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:30:49] } 22... Bxc5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:39:26] } 23. Qb5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:30:33] } 23... Qc7 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:38:58] } 24. Rc1 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:25:25] } 24... Qa7 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:34:53] } 25. Qe2?! { [%eval -0.76] } { Inaccuracy. Nb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:39] } 25... Bd7?! { [%eval -0.15] } { Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:04] } 26. Bf1 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:23:58] } 26... Nc4 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:26:58] } 27. Nb3 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:18:12] } 27... Bb6 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:21:37] } 28. Rd1 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:17:53] } 28... Qa8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:31] } 29. Bg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:39] } 29... Nc5?! { [%eval 0.73] } { Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:05] } 30. Nxc5 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:14:01] } 30... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:18:53] } 31. Nh4?! { [%eval 0.14] } { Inaccuracy. Ne1 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:14] } 31... Nb6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:16:37] } 32. Bd4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:08:19] } 32... Bxd4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:15:53] } 33. Rxd4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:08:17] } 33... Ra7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:47] } 34. h3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:38] } 34... Rc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:34] } 35. g4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:59] } 35... Qc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:19] } 36. Qd2 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:05:23] } 36... Rc5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:10:13] } 37. Qf4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:02:04] } 37... Re8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:02] } 38. Nf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:44] } 38... Bxf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:40] } 39. gxf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:42] } 39... Qc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:32] } 40. Re1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:02] } 40... Nd7 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:30:59] } 41. e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:40] } 41... Qxf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:08] } 42. Rxf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:04] } 42... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:31] } 43. Rd4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:19:52] } 43... Kf8 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:26:53] } 44. Rd2 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:16:28] } 44... fxe6 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:26:13] } 45. fxe6 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:16:52] } 45... Ke7 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:26:31] } 46. Rb2 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:16:57] } 46... Rec8 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:26:55] } 47. Bf1 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:14:10] } 47... Ne4 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:24:21] } 48. Bd3 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:08:07] } 48... Nc3?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:46] } 49. f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:17] } 49... d4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:10:19] } 50. Rg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:51] } 50... g5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:10:26] } 51. f5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:04:12] } 51... Nd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:31] } 52. Re4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:37] } 52... Nb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:25] } 53. f6+ { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:02:12] } 53... Kxf6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:02:48] } 54. Rf2+ { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:02:16] } 54... Rf5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:03:14] } 55. Rxf5+ { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:02:35] } 55... Kxf5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:03:42] } 56. e7 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:02:59] } 56... Nxd3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:03:58] } 57. e8=Q { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:03:23] } 57... Rxe8 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:04:25] } 58. Rxe8 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:03:49] } 58... Nf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:24] } 59. Kf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:27] } 59... d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:49] } 60. Kf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:09] } 60... Nxh3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:11] } 61. Ke3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:36] } 61... g4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:33] } 62. Kxd3?? { [%eval -5.16] } { Blunder. Ra8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:31] } 62... g3 { [%eval -4.87] [%clk 0:03:49] } 63. Rf8+ { [%eval -4.54] [%clk 0:00:38] } 63... Ke6 { [%eval -3.91] [%clk 0:03:34] } 0-1