Event: FIDE Candidates 2024
Site: Toronto, Canada
Date: 2024-04-20
White: Gukesh D
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2743
Black: Firouzja, Alireza
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2760
Result: 1-0
ECO: C65
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40/7200:1800+30

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1. e4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:59:56] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:59:56] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:59:50] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:59:52] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:59:45] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:58:24] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:59:38] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:58:18] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:59:31] } 5... Nd4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:57:19] } 6. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:59:25] } 6... Bxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:57:15] } 7. Nd2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:59:19] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:56:09] } 8. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:59:13] } 8... d6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:49:16] } 9. c3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:59:06] } 9... Bb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:49:11] } 10. Bb3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:59:01] } 10... a5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:47:33] } 11. Nc4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:50:31] } 11... Ba7 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:47:07] } 12. Ne3 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:30:53] } 12... O-O { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:34:44] } 13. Qf3 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:29:17] } 13... d5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:27:53] } 14. Bc2 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:21:45] } 14... g6 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:10:49] } 15. Re1 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:08:41] } 15... Be6 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:56:52] } 16. exd5 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:06:12] } 16... cxd5 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:56:43] } 17. h3 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:01:34] } 17... Re8 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:49:03] } 18. Ba4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:58:39] } 18... e4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:44] } 19. dxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:09] } 19... dxe4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:44:37] } 20. Qe2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:28] } 20... Re7 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:40:23] } 21. Nf1 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:56:32] } 21... Qc7 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:38:58] } 22. Bb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:49:28] } 22... a4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:25] } 23. Bxe6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:17] } 23... Rxe6 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:36:19] } 24. Be3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:44:56] } 24... a3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:33:02] } 25. c4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:37:51] } 25... Nh5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:26:21] } 26. g3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:32:04] } 26... Bc5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:22:14] } 27. b3 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:30:46] } 27... f5 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:20:45] } 28. Bxc5 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:25:12] } 28... Qxc5 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:20:38] } 29. Rad1 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:23:08] } 29... Rf8 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:18:12] } 30. Rd5 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:19:55] } 30... Qe7 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:18:02] } 31. f4 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:19:14] } 31... Nf6 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:16:20] } 32. Rd2 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:18:50] } 32... g5?! { [%eval 0.45] } { Inaccuracy. e3 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:40] } 33. Ne3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:18:45] } 33... gxf4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:08:26] } 34. gxf4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:18:40] } 34... Qf7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:04:57] } 35. Kh2 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:16:20] } 35... Nh5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:04:21] } 36. Qf2 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:09:22] } 36... Rg6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:02:31] } 37. Rd5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:08:31] } 37... Ng7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:01:38] } 38. Red1 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:08:21] } 38... Rh6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:00:59] } 39. Rg1 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:05:21] } 39... Rg6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:00:45] } 40. Rgd1 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:35:20] } 40... Rh6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:31:00] } 41. Rg1 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:16:10] } 41... Rg6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:30:09] } 42. Qh4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:15:57] } 42... Rxg1 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:24:38] } 43. Kxg1 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:16:22] } 43... Kh8?! { [%eval 0.81] } { Inaccuracy. Qg6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:22:38] } 44. Kf2 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:15:25] } 44... Rg8 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:21:43] } 45. Qg5?! { [%eval 0.23] } { Inaccuracy. Qh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:24] } 45... Qg6? { [%eval 1.76] } { Mistake. Ne6 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:06] } 46. Qxg6 { [%eval 1.9] [%clk 0:11:07] } 46... hxg6 { [%eval 1.93] [%clk 0:21:29] } 47. Rd6 { [%eval 1.63] [%clk 0:09:53] } 47... Re8 { [%eval 1.84] [%clk 0:11:29] } 48. Rxg6 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 0:08:23] } 48... Ne6 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:11:30] } 49. Nd5 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 0:06:58] } 49... Nd4 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 0:04:26] } 50. Rb6 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:04:58] } 50... Nc2? { [%eval 3.97] } { Mistake. e3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:45] } 51. Rxb7 { [%eval 3.78] [%clk 0:02:31] } 51... Re6 { [%eval 3.98] [%clk 0:01:01] } 52. Re7 { [%eval 3.65] [%clk 0:01:11] } 52... Rh6 { [%eval 3.6] [%clk 0:00:51] } 53. c5 { [%eval 3.42] [%clk 0:01:03] } 53... Nd4 { [%eval 3.62] [%clk 0:01:20] } 54. Kg2 { [%eval 3.82] [%clk 0:01:12] } 54... Rg6+ { [%eval 3.76] [%clk 0:01:23] } 55. Kf2 { [%eval 3.41] [%clk 0:01:41] } 55... Rh6 { [%eval 3.33] [%clk 0:01:47] } 56. b4 { [%eval 3.82] [%clk 0:00:37] } 56... Rxh3 { [%eval 3.94] [%clk 0:01:55] } 57. Kg2 { [%eval 3.87] [%clk 0:01:06] } 57... Rh6 { [%eval 3.92] [%clk 0:01:10] } 58. Rb7 { [%eval 3.76] [%clk 0:01:35] } 58... Kg8 { [%eval 4.42] [%clk 0:00:34] } 59. b5 { [%eval 4.26] [%clk 0:01:55] } 59... Kf8 { [%eval 4.97] [%clk 0:01:00] } 60. b6 { [%eval 4.97] [%clk 0:01:06] } 60... Rg6+ { [%eval 5.03] [%clk 0:01:11] } 61. Kf2 { [%eval 5.34] [%clk 0:01:35] } 61... Rh6 { [%eval 6.09] [%clk 0:01:40] } 62. Rc7 { [%eval 6.48] [%clk 0:01:12] } 62... Rh2+ { [%eval 5.94] [%clk 0:00:52] } 63. Kg3 { [%eval 5.43] [%clk 0:01:36] } 1-0