Event: FIDE Candidates 2024
Site: Toronto, Canada
Date: 2024-04-04
White: Caruana, Fabiano
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2803
Black: Abasov, Nijat
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2632
Result: 1-0
ECO: B30
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40/7200:1800+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:59:53] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:59:53] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:59:50] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:59:46] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:59:43] } 3... e5 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:59:41] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:59:29] } 4... Bd6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:59:19] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:59:07] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:58:39] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:58:43] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:57:22] } 7. h3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:58:00] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:54:45] } 8. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:50:55] } 8... dxc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:47:32] } 9. Nh4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:50:31] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:47:11] } 10. Qf3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:46:16] } 10... g6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:40:25] } 11. Bg5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:36:56] } 11... Be7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:40:05] } 12. Qe3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:36:29] } 12... Nh5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:27:32] } 13. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:34:31] } 13... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:27:15] } 14. Nf3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:34:27] } 14... b6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:23:23] } 15. a3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:20:38] } 15... b5 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:15:44] } 16. Ne2 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:17:54] } 16... f6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:05:24] } 17. Nd2 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:13:49] } 17... Be6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:03:16] } 18. f4 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:11:05] } 18... Nxf4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:01:34] } 19. Nxf4 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:11:00] } 19... exf4 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:01:29] } 20. Rxf4 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:09:44] } 20... Rad8 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:53:11] } 21. Qf2 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:55:46] } 21... Rf8 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:50:20] } 22. Rf1 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:47:42] } 22... Kg7 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:48:26] } 23. b4 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:42:52] } 23... cxb4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:36:33] } 24. axb4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:42:48] } 24... Ra8 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:30:16] } 25. Kh1 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:36:44] } 25... a5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:28:21] } 26. bxa5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:36:38] } 26... c5?! { [%eval 0.75] } { Inaccuracy. Rxa5 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:49] } 27. Ra1 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:33:04] } 27... Ra6 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:27:40] } 28. e5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:20:08] } 28... f5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:25:13] } 29. c4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:20:04] } 29... bxc4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:24:11] } 30. dxc4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:16:58] } 30... Rfa8 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:21:38] } 31. Nb3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:16:51] } 31... g5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:21:27] } 32. Qg3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:10:06] } 32... h6 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:09:01] } 33. Rf2 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:08:51] } 33... Bxc4 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:06:48] } 34. Rxf5 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:08:34] } 34... Bxb3?? { [%eval 3.46] } { Blunder. Qe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:05] } 35. Qxb3 { [%eval 3.14] [%clk 0:08:29] } 35... Rxa5?! { [%eval 4.41] } { Inaccuracy. Re6 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:03] } 36. Raf1 { [%eval 4.12] [%clk 0:07:54] } 36... Kh8?! { [%eval 5.61] } { Inaccuracy. R5a7 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:57] } 37. Rf7 { [%eval 5.31] [%clk 0:07:18] } 1-0