Event: FIDE Candidates 2024
Site: Toronto, Canada
Date: 2024-04-20
White: Nepomniachtchi, Ian
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2758
Black: Nakamura, Hikaru
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2789
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C70
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Classical Defense Deferred
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40/7200:1800+30

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1. e4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:59:55] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:59:46] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:59:48] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:59:42] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:59:23] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:59:27] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:59:15] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:59:23] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:58:31] } 5... Nge7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:59:19] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:53:14] } 6... Ng6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:58:44] } 7. d4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:52:33] } 7... Ba7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:58:40] } 8. Bg5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:50:39] } 8... f6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:57:53] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:50:31] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:57:50] } 10. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:49:44] } 10... Kh8 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:56:59] } 11. Re1 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:46:40] } 11... exd4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:56:24] } 12. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:44:54] } 12... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:56:07] } 13. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:35:22] } 13... Bxd4 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:55:36] } 14. cxd4 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:35:14] } 14... d5 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:55:34] } 15. exd5 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:25:23] } 15... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:41:08] } 16. Ne4 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:24:18] } 16... Qd8 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 1:40:38] } 17. Bc2?! { [%eval 0.43] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:40] } 17... f5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:28:30] } 18. Nc5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:10:10] } 18... b6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:13:07] } 19. Nd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:39] } 19... Bb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:04:15] } 20. Ne5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:02] } 20... Qg5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:03:02] } 21. d5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:45:28] } 21... Rad8 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:39:05] } 22. Bb3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:45:23] } 22... c5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:36:25] } 23. Nf3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:40:02] } 23... Qh5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:34:26] } 24. Ne5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:30:20] } 24... Qg5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:33:07] } 25. Nf3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:27:13] } 25... Qh5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:22:28] } 26. Ne5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:52] } 26... Qg5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:19:47] } 27. Nf3 { [%clk 0:24:03] } 1/2-1/2