Event: FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship 2024
Site: New York, United States
Date: 2024-12-30
White: Shankland, Sam
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2657
Black: Firouzja, Alireza
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2871
Result: 0-1
ECO: A05
Opening: King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 3 min + 2 s

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:03:04] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:03:05] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:03:06] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:03:05] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:03:07] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:03:06] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:03:08] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:03:07] } 6. Re1 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:03:08] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:02:59] } 7. e4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:03:08] } 7... e5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:03:00] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:03:06] } 8... a6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:02:54] } 9. a4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:00] } 9... b6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:02:55] } 10. b3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:02:34] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:02:53] } 11. dxe5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:02:08] } 11... dxe5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:02:41] } 12. Ba3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:02:09] } 12... Re8 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:02:42] } 13. Qe2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:02:04] } 13... Bf8 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:02:27] } 14. Bb2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:02:04] } 14... c6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:02:18] } 15. Red1 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:01:52] } 15... b5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:02:02] } 16. Ne1 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:01:52] } 16... Qc7 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:02:00] } 17. Nd3 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:01:52] } 17... Nc5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:01:54] } 18. Bc1?! { [%eval -0.99] } { Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:33] } 18... Ne6 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 0:01:50] } 19. Be3 { [%eval -1.22] [%clk 0:01:17] } 19... Nd4 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 0:01:38] } 20. Qd2?! { [%eval -1.55] } { Inaccuracy. Bxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:18] } 20... b4 { [%eval -1.67] [%clk 0:01:39] } 21. Ne2 { [%eval -1.71] [%clk 0:01:13] } 21... c5 { [%eval -1.79] [%clk 0:01:40] } 22. Bxd4?! { [%eval -2.57] } { Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:56] } 22... cxd4 { [%eval -2.43] [%clk 0:01:34] } 23. f3 { [%eval -2.43] [%clk 0:00:56] } 23... a5 { [%eval -2.47] [%clk 0:01:34] } 24. Bh3 { [%eval -3.17] [%clk 0:00:49] } 24... Ra6 { [%eval -2.79] [%clk 0:01:35] } 25. Rac1?! { [%eval -3.89] } { Inaccuracy. Bf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:45] } 25... h5 { [%eval -3.87] [%clk 0:01:33] } 26. Nb2 { [%eval -4.4] [%clk 0:00:31] } 26... Kh7 { [%eval -4.59] [%clk 0:01:28] } 27. Qd3 { [%eval -4.59] [%clk 0:00:24] } 27... Bh6 { [%eval -4.46] [%clk 0:01:29] } 28. Rb1 { [%eval -4.83] [%clk 0:00:15] } 28... Rc6 { [%eval -4.96] [%clk 0:01:28] } 29. Nc4 { [%eval -5.07] [%clk 0:00:16] } 29... Ba6 { [%eval -4.86] [%clk 0:01:30] } 30. Bf1 { [%eval -5.97] [%clk 0:00:13] } 30... Rxc4 { [%eval -5.83] [%clk 0:01:26] } 0-1