Event: WBTC 2024
Site: Astana, Kazakhstan
Date: 2024-08-05
White: Ding, Liren
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2787
Black: Grachev, Boris
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2533
Result: 1-0
ECO: B40
Opening: Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Normal
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3+2

1. e4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:03:05] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:03:06] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:03:05] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:03:07] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:03:04] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:03:08] } 6. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:03:05] } 6... bxc6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:03:09] } 7. Bf4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:03:05] } 7... d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:08] } 8. Nd2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:03:06] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:03:06] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:03:05] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:03:06] } 10. c4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:02:42] } 10... Bb7?! { [%eval 0.85] } { Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:55] } 11. e5 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:02:33] } 11... Nd7 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:02:49] } 12. Qg4 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:02:30] } 12... g6 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:02:10] } 13. Rad1 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:02:04] } 13... Bc8 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 0:01:44] } 14. Nf3 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 0:01:50] } 14... f5 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 0:01:44] } 15. Qg3 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 0:01:34] } 15... Nc5 { [%eval 1.71] [%clk 0:01:37] } 16. Bh6 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:01:18] } 16... Rf7 { [%eval 1.63] [%clk 0:01:22] } 17. h4 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 0:01:12] } 17... Ne4?! { [%eval 2.18] } { Inaccuracy. Bf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:16] } 18. Bxe4 { [%eval 2.16] [%clk 0:01:12] } 18... fxe4 { [%eval 2.02] [%clk 0:01:17] } 19. Ng5 { [%eval 1.9] [%clk 0:01:13] } 19... Bxg5 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:01:16] } 20. Bxg5 { [%eval 2.34] [%clk 0:01:14] } 20... Qf8 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 0:01:14] } 21. h5 { [%eval 2.07] [%clk 0:01:04] } 21... Rf5 { [%eval 2.47] [%clk 0:01:02] } 22. hxg6 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:01:04] } 22... hxg6 { [%eval 2.26] [%clk 0:01:03] } 23. f3 { [%eval 2.24] [%clk 0:00:56] } 23... Qc5+ { [%eval 2.8] [%clk 0:00:27] } 24. Kh2 { [%eval 2.87] [%clk 0:00:56] } 24... e3 { [%eval 2.86] [%clk 0:00:28] } 25. Rfe1 { [%eval 3.33] [%clk 0:00:40] } 25... d4 { [%eval 4.06] [%clk 0:00:24] } 26. Bf6 { [%eval 3.31] [%clk 0:00:32] } 26... Rh5+? { [%eval 5.35] } { Mistake. Kf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:18] } 27. Kg1 { [%eval 5.16] [%clk 0:00:33] } 27... Kh7 { [%eval 5.64] [%clk 0:00:14] } 28. Qf4 { [%eval 5.44] [%clk 0:00:33] } 28... d3 { [%eval 5.76] [%clk 0:00:03] } 29. Qxe3 { [%eval 5.78] [%clk 0:00:32] } 29... Qxc4 { [%eval 7.09] [%clk 0:00:03] } 30. Rxd3 { [%eval 6.95] [%clk 0:00:30] } 30... a5?? { [%eval #9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:04] } 31. Rd8 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:00:31] } 31... Bb7 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:00:04] } 32. Rd7+? { [%eval 7.6] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxa8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:31] } 1-0