Event: FIDE Candidates 2024
Site: Toronto, Canada
Date: 2024-04-14
White: Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2727
Black: Nakamura, Hikaru
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2789
Result: 1-0
ECO: C55
Opening: Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40/7200:1800+30

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1. e4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:59:19] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:59:53] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:59:08] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:59:49] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:58:54] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:59:40] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:58:42] } 4... h6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:59:25] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:58:05] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:59:12] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:57:43] } 6... g5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:57:44] } 7. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:51:56] } 7... Bg7 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:55:39] } 8. Bb3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:48:25] } 8... a5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:55:10] } 9. a4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:46:38] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:52:50] } 10. Nc4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:39:22] } 10... Be6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:51:59] } 11. Re1 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:34:36] } 11... Re8 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:51:27] } 12. h3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:29:40] } 12... Qd7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:49:17] } 13. Bd2 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:25:31] } 13... Rad8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:46:59] } 14. Qc2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:19:41] } 14... b6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:35:16] } 15. Ba2 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:08:58] } 15... Nh5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:08:19] } 16. Ne3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:04:55] } 16... Bxa2 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:06:45] } 17. Rxa2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:04:49] } 17... Ne7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:06:42] } 18. d4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:56:59] } 18... exd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:01:39] } 19. cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:55:46] } 19... d5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:59:53] } 20. e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:53:29] } 20... Rc8 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:54:51] } 21. Ra3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:48:28] } 21... c5 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:54:05] } 22. dxc5?! { [%eval 0.1] } { Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:58] } 22... Rxc5?! { [%eval 0.84] } { Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:24] } 23. Qd1 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:38:58] } 23... Nf4 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:48:44] } 24. b4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:34:25] } 24... Rcc8 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:38:17] } 25. bxa5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:33:11] } 25... bxa5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:37:01] } 26. Bxa5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:27:03] } 26... Nc6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:30:33] } 27. Bc3 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:26:26] } 27... Nxe5?! { [%eval 1.41] } { Inaccuracy. Rcd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:06] } 28. Bxe5 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 0:24:27] } 28... Bxe5 { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 0:29:51] } 29. Nxd5 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:23:15] } 29... Nxd5 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:15:26] } 30. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 0:22:47] } 30... Qe6?! { [%eval 2.33] } { Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:25] } 31. Rd3 { [%eval 2.23] [%clk 0:17:32] } 31... Nf4 { [%eval 2.63] [%clk 0:14:01] } 32. Rd6 { [%eval 2.59] [%clk 0:17:06] } 32... Qa2 { [%eval 2.6] [%clk 0:13:12] } 33. Rxh6 { [%eval 2.33] [%clk 0:13:39] } 33... Qb2?? { [%eval 6.01] } { Blunder. Rb8 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:49] } 34. Qd7 { [%eval 5.65] [%clk 0:08:54] } 34... Qb3?? { [%eval #18] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:02:37] } 35. Qf5 { [%eval #23] [%clk 0:08:14] } 35... Ng6 { [%eval #26] [%clk 0:01:39] } 36. Rxg6+ { [%eval #31] [%clk 0:06:42] } 1-0