Event: FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship 2024
Site: New York, United States
Date: 2024-12-26
White: Gagunashvili, Merab
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2460
Black: Soo, Kai Jie
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2112
Result: 1-0
ECO: E34
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15 minutes + 10 seconds per move

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:19] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:18] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:28] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:15:27] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:38] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:15:36] } 4. Qc2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:15:47] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:15:43] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:15:56] } 5... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:52] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:16:04] } 6... Qf5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:59] } 7. Qxf5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:16:13] } 7... exf5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:16:08] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:16:20] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:15:50] } 9. Bf4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:16:28] } 9... c6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:15:55] } 10. e3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:16:38] } 10... Be6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:16:01] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:16:45] } 11... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:15:26] } 12. O-O { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:16:52] } 12... Nb6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:15:21] } 13. h3 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:16:58] } 13... Nfd5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:14:47] } 14. Bh2 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:16:52] } 14... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:46] } 15. Rfc1 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:17:00] } 15... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:39] } 16. Nxd5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:16:30] } 16... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:14:46] } 17. b4?! { [%eval -0.93] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:33] } 17... a6?! { [%eval -0.14] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:55] } 18. Ne5 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:16:32] } 18... Bd6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:14:56] } 19. Nc4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:16:37] } 19... Bxh2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:59] } 20. Kxh2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:46] } 20... Kf8 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:14:41] } 21. Na5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:16:40] } 21... Rd7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:14:48] } 22. g3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:16:49] } 22... g6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:14:41] } 23. Rab1 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:16:53] } 23... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:13:47] } 24. a4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:16:44] } 24... Bd5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:13:51] } 25. Nc4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:16:43] } 25... Bxc4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:13:32] } 26. Rxc4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:16:49] } 26... Rd5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:12:49] } 27. Rc5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:16:40] } 27... Rad8 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:12:52] } 28. Kg2 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:16:44] } 28... Ne4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:12:32] } 29. Rc2 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:16:39] } 29... Nd6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:12:31] } 30. Kf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:16:39] } 30... Ke7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:12:34] } 31. Rc5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:16:36] } 31... Nc8 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:11:57] } 32. Bc4 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:16:33] } 32... Rxc5?! { [%eval 1.91] } { Inaccuracy. R5d6 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:55] } 33. bxc5 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 0:16:42] } 33... Rd7 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 0:12:03] } 34. g4 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 0:16:46] } 34... Kf6?! { [%eval 2.55] } { Inaccuracy. fxg4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:12:00] } 35. gxf5 { [%eval 2.43] [%clk 0:16:42] } 35... Kxf5 { [%eval 3.04] [%clk 0:12:08] } 36. e4+ { [%eval 2.71] [%clk 0:16:50] } 36... Kf6 { [%eval 3.02] [%clk 0:11:54] } 37. d5 { [%eval 3.28] [%clk 0:16:53] } 37... Ne7?! { [%eval 4.14] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:45] } 38. d6 { [%eval 4.2] [%clk 0:16:50] } 38... Ng8 { [%eval 4.97] [%clk 0:11:54] } 39. Ke3 { [%eval 4.97] [%clk 0:16:57] } 39... g5 { [%eval 5.82] [%clk 0:11:59] } 40. f4 { [%eval 5.6] [%clk 0:17:03] } 40... gxf4+ { [%eval 6.55] [%clk 0:11:58] } 41. Kxf4 { [%eval 6.31] [%clk 0:17:12] } 41... Kg7 { [%eval 6.35] [%clk 0:11:45] } 42. e5 { [%eval 6.44] [%clk 0:17:19] } 42... Kf8 { [%eval 6.72] [%clk 0:11:48] } 43. e6 { [%eval 6.72] [%clk 0:16:52] } 43... fxe6 { [%eval 6.66] [%clk 0:11:57] } 44. Bxe6 { [%eval 6.5] [%clk 0:17:01] } 44... Rg7 { [%eval 6.63] [%clk 0:12:00] } 45. d7 { [%eval 6.5] [%clk 0:16:58] } 45... Ke7 { [%eval 6.34] [%clk 0:12:01] } 46. Rxb7 { [%eval 6.01] [%clk 0:17:06] } 46... Nf6 { [%eval 5.88] [%clk 0:11:35] } 47. Kf5 { [%eval 7.15] [%clk 0:16:48] } 47... Nh5? { [%eval #13] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:26] } 48. Rb8 { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:16:33] } 48... Ng3+ { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:11:32] } 49. Ke5 { [%eval #17] [%clk 0:16:35] } 1-0