Event: FIDE Candidates 2024
Site: Toronto, Canada
Date: 2024-04-11
White: Firouzja, Alireza
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2760
Black: Gukesh D
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2743
Result: 1-0
ECO: A45
Opening: Indian Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40/7200:1800+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:59:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:59:52] } 2. Bf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:59:52] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:58:19] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:59:46] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:57:30] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:59:27] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:55:56] } 5. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:59:04] } 5... Qb6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:54:16] } 6. Rb1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:58:56] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:52:48] } 7. exd4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:58:39] } 7... Bd7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:52:42] } 8. c3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:55:42] } 8... Bb5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:52:29] } 9. h4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:55:02] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:41:17] } 10. Rh3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:02] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:56] } 11. h5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:13:53] } 11... h6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:09] } 12. a4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:01:13] } 12... Bxf1 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:31:40] } 13. Kxf1 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:01:10] } 13... O-O { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:27:53] } 14. Kg1 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:59:38] } 14... Qc6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:16:39] } 15. Ne5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:45:54] } 15... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:16:05] } 16. dxe5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:39:14] } 16... Nd7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:11:53] } 17. Rg3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:30:09] } 17... Kh8 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:05:36] } 18. a5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:54] } 18... Qc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:04] } 19. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:33] } 19... Qxa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:05] } 20. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:45] } 20... Rg8 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:25:24] } 21. Ra1?! { [%eval -0.78] } { Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:53] } 21... Qb4 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:21:58] } 22. b3 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 0:12:52] } 22... Nc5 { [%eval -0.92] [%clk 0:21:21] } 23. Nd4 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:07:31] } 23... Ne4 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:20:21] } 24. Re3 { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 0:06:13] } 24... Qc5 { [%eval -0.98] [%clk 0:16:12] } 25. Rc1 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 0:04:41] } 25... Rgd8 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:15:31] } 26. b4 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:03:59] } 26... Qxb4 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:13:35] } 27. cxd5 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:03:04] } 27... Nxf2 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:12:44] } 28. Kxf2 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:02:56] } 28... Rxd5 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:12:40] } 29. Re4 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:02:46] } 29... Rad8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:12] } 30. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:39] } 30... Bc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:35] } 31. Qb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:53] } 31... Qxb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:57] } 32. Nxb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:52] } 32... Bxe3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:51] } 33. Rxe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:51] } 33... a5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:33] } 34. Rc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:08] } 34... a4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:12] } 35. Nc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:07] } 35... Ra8 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:01:24] } 36. Nd7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:00:36] } 36... Kh7? { [%eval 2.03] } { Mistake. Rd2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:23] } 37. Rf3 { [%eval 1.93] [%clk 0:00:14] } 37... a3?? { [%eval 4.93] } { Blunder. Rb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:08] } 38. Rxf7 { [%eval 4.81] [%clk 0:00:12] } 38... Kh8?? { [%eval #7] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:02] } 39. Nf8 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:00:06] } 39... a2 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:00:02] } 40. Ng6+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:30:34] } 1-0