Event: Round 1: Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Golding, Alex
Date: 2024-12-07
White: Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2776
Black: Golding, Alex
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2212
Result: 1-0
ECO: A15
Opening: English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Indian Formation
Variant: Standard

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.12] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:03:02] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:03:03] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:03:05] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:03:03] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:03:05] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:03:02] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:03:06] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:02:56] } 7. d3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:03:06] } 7... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:02:52] } 8. b4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:03:03] } 8... a5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:02:52] } 9. b5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:03:03] } 9... Rb8 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:02:35] } 10. Bb2 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:02:31] } 10... Nc5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:02:34] } 11. e3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:02:26] } 11... Re8 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:02:34] } 12. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:02:10] } 12... exd4 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:02:33] } 13. exd4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:02:11] } 13... Nce4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:02:32] } 14. Nd2?! { [%eval -0.46] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:10] } 14... Nxc3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:02:23] } 15. Bxc3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:02:10] } 15... b6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:02:23] } 16. Re1 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:01:51] } 16... Bg4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:02:22] } 17. Qb3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:01:47] } 17... Qc8 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:01:52] } 18. c5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:01:39] } 18... dxc5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:00:57] } 19. dxc5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:01:40] } 19... Qf5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:00:57] } 20. cxb6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:01:35] } 20... cxb6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:00:58] } 21. Nc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:25] } 21... Qc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:55] } 22. Ne3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:01:15] } 22... Bd7?! { [%eval 0.77] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:47] } 23. a4 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 0:01:04] } 23... Rbc8 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:00:44] } 24. Rac1 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:01:04] } 24... Ng4?? { [%eval 4.13] } { Blunder. Qf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:24] } 25. Bxg7 { [%clk 0:00:45] } 25... Qxc1 { [%clk 0:00:22] } 26. Rxc1 { [%clk 0:00:46] } 26... Rxc1+ { [%clk 0:00:22] } 27. Nf1 { [%clk 0:00:46] } 1-0