Event: FIDE Candidates 2024
Site: Toronto, Canada
Date: 2024-04-18
White: Nakamura, Hikaru
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2789
Black: Firouzja, Alireza
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2760
Result: 1-0
ECO: C01
Opening: French Defense: Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40/7200:1800+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:59:55] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:59:55] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:59:39] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:59:50] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:59:31] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:59:45] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:59:26] } 4... Bd6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:59:39] } 5. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:59:14] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:59:31] } 6. c5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:58:34] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:59:25] } 7. Qa4+ { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:58:23] } 7... Bd7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:54:15] } 8. Qc2 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:57:56] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:49:51] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:57:38] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:48:05] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:54:43] } 10... b6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:34:04] } 11. Be2 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:41:48] } 11... Nb4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:24:07] } 12. Qd2 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:45:37] } 12... Bf5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:23:50] } 13. Rc1 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:41:44] } 13... Ng4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:23:35] } 14. Bf4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:28:10] } 14... bxc5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:22:21] } 15. dxc5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:27:40] } 15... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:20:18] } 16. O-O { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:26:26] } 16... Re8 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:57:00] } 17. a3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:11:25] } 17... d4 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:53:45] } 18. Nb5 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:02:03] } 18... d3 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:33:49] } 19. Rxc5?! { [%eval 0.02] } { Inaccuracy. Bd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:14] } 19... dxe2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:42] } 20. Re1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:40:12] } 20... Nd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:32:41] } 21. Rxf5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:39:34] } 21... Nxe1? { [%eval 1.21] } { Mistake. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:57] } 22. Nxe1 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 0:36:55] } 22... Qxd2 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:17:06] } 23. Bxd2 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:36:35] } 23... Rad8 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:16:50] } 24. Bc3 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:34:03] } 24... Rd1 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:16:03] } 25. f3 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:31:39] } 25... Ne3 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:13:19] } 26. Nxc7 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:26:01] } 26... Re7 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 0:12:41] } 27. Rc5 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:18:51] } 27... f6 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:11:41] } 28. Bb4 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:17:48] } 28... Kf7 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 0:06:31] } 29. h4 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:17:47] } 29... h5 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 0:05:18] } 30. Kf2 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 0:16:09] } 30... Rb1?! { [%eval 2.19] } { Inaccuracy. Rdd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:00] } 31. Nd5 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:15:56] } 31... Nd1+ { [%eval 2.01] [%clk 0:04:30] } 32. Kg3 { [%eval 2.07] [%clk 0:15:52] } 32... Re5 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:02:29] } 33. Nd3 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 0:13:25] } 33... Re8 { [%eval 2.22] [%clk 0:02:25] } 34. Be1? { [%eval 0.93] } { Mistake. Rc7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:11:01] } 34... Nxb2 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:01:25] } 35. Rb5?! { [%eval 0.33] } { Inaccuracy. Rc7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:10:07] } 35... Rd1 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:00:57] } 36. Rxb2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:08:24] } 36... Rxd3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:00:56] } 37. Rb7+ { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:08:17] } 37... Kf8 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:00:47] } 38. Nf4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:03:56] } 38... Rxa3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:00:46] } 39. Kf2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:49] } 39... a5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:00:34] } 40. Ra7 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:33:40] } 40... Ra4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:30:33] } 41. g3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:33:39] } 41... g5?? { [%eval 2.61] } { Blunder. Ra3 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:21] } 42. hxg5 { [%eval 2.41] [%clk 0:32:51] } 42... fxg5 { [%eval 2.86] [%clk 0:25:16] } 43. Nxh5 { [%eval 2.86] [%clk 0:33:17] } 43... Re5 { [%eval 2.91] [%clk 0:24:12] } 44. g4 { [%eval 2.62] [%clk 0:31:32] } 44... Ke8 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:16:30] } 45. Ng7+ { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 0:29:23] } 45... Kf8 { [%eval 3.09] [%clk 0:14:30] } 46. Nf5 { [%eval 2.94] [%clk 0:29:10] } 46... Ra2 { [%eval 3.69] [%clk 0:13:42] } 47. Ra8+ { [%eval 3.57] [%clk 0:28:50] } 47... Kf7 { [%eval 4.02] [%clk 0:13:51] } 48. Nd6+ { [%eval 3.98] [%clk 0:21:18] } 48... Ke6 { [%eval 3.99] [%clk 0:12:12] } 49. Nc4 { [%eval 3.86] [%clk 0:21:19] } 49... Rb5 { [%eval 3.91] [%clk 0:12:05] } 50. Rxa5 { [%eval 4.23] [%clk 0:21:34] } 50... Rbxa5 { [%eval 4.12] [%clk 0:12:16] } 51. Nxa5 { [%eval 3.91] [%clk 0:21:41] } 51... Kd5 { [%eval 3.89] [%clk 0:12:39] } 52. Ke3 { [%eval 3.61] [%clk 0:21:34] } 1-0