Event: FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship 2024
Site: New York, United States
Date: 2024-12-26
White: Sargsyan, Shant
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2601
Black: Giri, Anish
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2678
Result: 1-0
ECO: C02
Opening: French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15 min + 10 s

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:16] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:18] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:15:24] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:13] } 3. c3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:27] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:15:19] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:35] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:15:22] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:15:39] } 5... Bd7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:30] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:15:38] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:36] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:42] } 7... Ng6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:44] } 8. Re1 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:15:33] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:15:50] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:15:16] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:12:31] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:14:10] } 10... c4?! { [%eval 0.96] } { Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:12] } 11. Bc2 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:13:51] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:09:27] } 12. Nbd2 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:13:44] } 12... b5 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:09:29] } 13. g3 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:13:07] } 13... f5 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:09:13] } 14. exf6 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:13:12] } 14... gxf6 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:05:57] } 15. h4 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:13:14] } 15... Bd6 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:04:45] } 16. Qb1 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:11:06] } 16... Rf7 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:04:53] } 17. Bh6? { [%eval -0.74] } { Mistake. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:44] } 17... Nge7 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 0:04:39] } 18. Nf1 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:06:48] } 18... Kh8 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 0:04:42] } 19. b3?! { [%eval -1.56] } { Inaccuracy. Qd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:41] } 19... Qc7 { [%eval -1.51] [%clk 0:04:47] } 20. a4?! { [%eval -2.25] } { Inaccuracy. Qd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:29] } 20... Rg8? { [%eval -0.67] } { Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:26] } 21. axb5 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:05:33] } 21... axb5 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 0:04:35] } 22. bxc4 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:05:28] } 22... bxc4 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:04:35] } 23. Ra6 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:04:52] } 23... Nf5?! { [%eval 0.03] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:22] } 24. Bxf5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:04:29] } 24... exf5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:03:31] } 25. Qb6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:04:22] } 25... f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:42] } 26. Qxc7 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:04:20] } 26... Bxc7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:02:51] } 27. Kh2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:08] } 27... fxg3+ { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:01:20] } 28. fxg3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:04:12] } 28... Rb8 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:01:22] } 29. Re2 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:03:11] } 29... Kg8?! { [%eval 0.42] } { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:46] } 30. Ne3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:02:56] } 30... Re7? { [%eval 1.83] } { Mistake. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:55] } 31. Rf2 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:02:38] } 31... Rb5 { [%eval 1.69] [%clk 0:00:41] } 32. Kg2 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 0:00:39] } 32... Kf7 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:00:35] } 33. h5 { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 0:00:33] } 33... Ke6?! { [%eval 3.1] } { Inaccuracy. Bd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:17] } 34. Nh4? { [%eval 1.65] } { Mistake. Ng4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:19] } 34... Re8?! { [%eval 2.34] } { Inaccuracy. Ra5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:21] } 35. Ng4?! { [%eval 1.54] } { Inaccuracy. Nef5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:13] } 35... Bd8?? { [%eval 3.75] } { Blunder. Rg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:25] } 36. Nf5 { [%eval 3.67] [%clk 0:00:16] } 36... Rg8 { [%eval 3.62] [%clk 0:00:30] } 37. Bg7 { [%eval 3.62] [%clk 0:00:15] } 37... Rb6?! { [%eval 4.69] } { Inaccuracy. Rxg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:31] } 38. Rxb6 { [%eval 4.51] [%clk 0:00:19] } 38... Bxb6 { [%eval 4.57] [%clk 0:00:39] } 39. Ngh6 { [%eval 4.67] [%clk 0:00:20] } 39... Rxg7 { [%eval 4.71] [%clk 0:00:37] } 40. Re2+ { [%eval 4.53] [%clk 0:00:19] } 40... Ne5 { [%eval 4.67] [%clk 0:00:46] } 41. Nxg7+ { [%eval 4.51] [%clk 0:00:25] } 1-0