Event: FIDE Candidates 2024
Site: Toronto, Canada
Date: 2024-04-14
White: Firouzja, Alireza
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2760
Black: Nepomniachtchi, Ian
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2758
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A06
Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40/7200:1800+30

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1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:59:54] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:59:44] } 2. b3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:59:45] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:58:57] } 3. Bb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:59:32] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:58:49] } 4. g3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:58:59] } 4... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:57:41] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:51:52] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:56:01] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:46:26] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:55:31] } 7. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:39:41] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:54:35] } 8. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:38:14] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:53:01] } 9. Re1 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:33:11] } 9... h6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:50:04] } 10. e4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:39] } 10... Bh7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:49:32] } 11. Ne5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:27:29] } 11... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:34:25] } 12. Bxe5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:26:26] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:37] } 13. Bb2 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:25:48] } 13... d4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:31:17] } 14. a4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:08:52] } 14... e5?! { [%eval 0.99] } { Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:46] } 15. f4 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:02:04] } 15... Qc7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:27:40] } 16. Qf3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:57:51] } 16... b6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:20:00] } 17. Bh3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:41:32] } 17... Rae8 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:18:13] } 18. Nc4 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:40:42] } 18... Bd6 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 1:17:08] } 19. Bc1 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:38:36] } 19... Qc6 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 1:13:37] } 20. Nxd6 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:30:55] } 20... Qxd6 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 1:12:07] } 21. Bxd7 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:30:53] } 21... Qxd7 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:11:57] } 22. f5 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:30:52] } 22... f6 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:07:30] } 23. g4 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:30:22] } 23... Kf7 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:06:39] } 24. h4 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:30:09] } 24... Ke7 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:51:08] } 25. Re2 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:29:59] } 25... Kd6 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:47:47] } 26. Bd2 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:27:41] } 26... a5 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:46:15] } 27. Rh2 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:25:48] } 27... Kc7 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:43:59] } 28. Rf1 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:24:08] } 28... Rh8 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:42:11] } 29. g5 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:18:38] } 29... Bg8 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:41:39] } 30. gxf6 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:15:15] } 30... gxf6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:41:32] } 31. h5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:14:53] } 31... Bf7 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:40:18] } 32. Rg2 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:13:15] } 32... Reg8 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:40:14] } 33. Rg6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:12:03] } 33... Bxg6 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:40:09] } 34. fxg6 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:11:55] } 34... Re8 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:39:58] } 35. Be1 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:05:52] } 35... Re6 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:39:11] } 36. Bh4 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:05:30] } 36... Rf8 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:38:13] } 37. Qg4 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 0:05:14] } 37... Qe7 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:37:20] } 38. Kh2 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:03:55] } 38... Kd6 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:32:31] } 39. Rf5 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:02:45] } 39... Qg7 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:31:28] } 40. Qf3 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:33:02] } 40... Kc7 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:00:51] } 41. Qf2 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:30:15] } 41... Kb7 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:00:31] } 42. Qg2 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:27:57] } 42... Rc6 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:00:01] } 43. Qg4 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:27:57] } 43... Ka6 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:59:28] } 44. Rf1 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:26:23] } 44... Rd6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:59:24] } 1/2-1/2