Event: Round 9: Townsend, M Paul - Shirov, Alexei
Date: 2024-05-04
White: Townsend, M Paul
WhiteElo: 2153
Black: Shirov, Alexei
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2668
Result: 0-1
ECO: A62
Opening: Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:40:55] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:40:55] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:41:14] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:41:20] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:41:14] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:38:12] } 4. d5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:40:03] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:38:14] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:40:27] } 5... g6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:38:15] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:40:30] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:35:50] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:40:42] } 7... Bg7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:36:13] } 8. Bg2 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:41:05] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:36:30] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:41:27] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:34:12] } 10. Bf4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:39:40] } 10... a6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:22] } 11. a4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:39:59] } 11... Ne4 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:18:56] } 12. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:39:24] } 12... Rxe4 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:19:19] } 13. Nd2 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:39:01] } 13... Rd4?! { [%eval 1.18] } { Inaccuracy. Rb4 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:25] } 14. Ra3 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:27:05] } 14... b5?! { [%eval 1.28] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:43] } 15. axb5 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 1:08:35] } 15... Bb7 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:54:35] } 16. b6 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 0:35:50] } 16... a5 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:41:24] } 17. Ra4?! { [%eval 0.23] } { Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:29] } 17... Rxa4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:29:03] } 18. Qxa4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:30:11] } 18... Nd7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:29:29] } 19. Nc4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:21:46] } 19... Nxb6 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:29:45] } 20. Nxb6 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:18:29] } 20... Qxb6 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:30:09] } 21. b3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:17:56] } 21... Bf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:21:22] } 22. h4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:16:08] } 22... h5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:21:08] } 23. Bf3 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:15:46] } 23... Qd8 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:16:56] } 24. Rd1 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:13:35] } 24... Bc8 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:15:36] } 25. Qc6 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:11:42] } 25... Ra6 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:15:51] } 26. Qb5 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:11:57] } 26... Qd7 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:14:45] } 27. Qd3 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:06:45] } 27... Rb6 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:14:38] } 28. Bd2 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 0:06:28] } 28... a4 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 0:11:40] } 29. bxa4 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:06:26] } 29... Qxa4 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 0:12:05] } 30. Rc1 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 0:05:34] } 30... Bf5 { [%eval -0.92] [%clk 0:07:15] } 31. e4 { [%eval -1.03] [%clk 0:04:38] } 31... Rb3?! { [%eval -0.22] } { Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:59] } 32. Qc2 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:04:41] } 32... Bd7 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:04:55] } 33. Bd1 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:04:47] } 33... c4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:01:55] } 34. Qxc4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:04:21] } 34... Qxc4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:01:38] } 35. Rxc4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:04:49] } 35... Rd3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:02:00] } 36. Rc2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:04:28] } 36... Ba4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:00:39] } 37. Rc8+ { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:04:43] } 37... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:03] } 38. Bxa4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:04:53] } 38... Rxd2 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:01:28] } 39. Rc2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:01:55] } 39... Rd4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:01:52] } 40. Bb3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:01:58] } 40... Rxe4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:02:17] } 41. Kf1 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:00:55] } 41... Rb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:30] } 42. Bc4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:50:14] } 42... Bd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:52:56] } 43. Ke2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:40:34] } 43... Kf6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:52:14] } 44. Kd3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:34:34] } 44... Bc5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:50:29] } 45. Ke4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:32:41] } 45... g5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:50:43] } 46. hxg5+ { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:32:22] } 46... Kxg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:08] } 47. Kf3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:29:50] } 47... f5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:50:52] } 48. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:45] } 48... f4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:51:14] } 49. gxf4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:30] } 49... Kxf4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:51:39] } 50. Be2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:26:36] } 50... Kg5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:51:53] } 51. Bc4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:15:33] } 51... Ra4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:51:44] } 52. Rc3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:15:09] } 52... h4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:52:01] } 53. Rc2 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:14:47] } 53... Ra3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:51:23] } 54. Be2 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:14:13] } 54... Bd4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:49:13] } 55. Rd2 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:12:21] } 55... h3+ { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:49:07] } 56. Kg1 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:12:09] } 56... Be5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:49:22] } 57. Rd3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:07:18] } 57... Ra2 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:49:10] } 58. Re3?? { [%eval -7.98] } { Blunder. Bf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:13] } 58... Ra1+ { [%eval -6.88] [%clk 0:49:30] } 0-1