Event: Superbet Chess Classic Romania
Site: Bucharest, Romania
Date: 2025-05-07
White: Firouzja, Alireza
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2757
Black: Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2723
Result: 1-0
ECO: B40
Opening: Sicilian Defense: French Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:24] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:24] } 3. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:38] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:26:46] } 4. Qe2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:55] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:24:45] } 5. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:12] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:25:08] } 6. Bg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:51] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:25:22] } 7. a4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:00] } 7... b6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:19:32] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:38] } 8... Bb7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:17:03] } 9. Bf4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:16:23] } 9... h6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:13:45] } 10. h4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:09:50] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:00:06] } 11. e5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:09:27] } 11... Nh7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:56:09] } 12. c3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:06:07] } 12... Qd7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:54:44] } 13. Re1 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:05:01] } 13... Rae8 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:49:03] } 14. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:02:20] } 14... f5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:43:39] } 15. exf6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:59:31] } 15... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:43:46] } 16. Bh3 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:55:19] } 16... g5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:42:48] } 17. hxg5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:54:19] } 17... hxg5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:42:46] } 18. Be5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:51:29] } 18... Qg7 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:41:53] } 19. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:48:37] } 19... Rxf6 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:39:25] } 20. Nh2 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:47:24] } 20... Rh6 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:38:36] } 21. Bg2 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:46:49] } 21... Nf6 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:37:29] } 22. Ng4 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:45:59] } 22... Nxg4 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:37:42] } 23. Qxg4 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:46:25] } 23... Ne5 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:34:10] } 24. Qe2 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:46:46] } 24... Nc6 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:29:40] } 25. Nf1 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:33:17] } 25... g4 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:27:07] } 26. a5 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:24:08] } 26... b5 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:21:52] } 27. a6 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 0:21:39] } 27... Ba8 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:22:16] } 28. Rad1 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 0:11:25] } 28... Rf8 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:17:18] } 29. Nh2 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:08:02] } 29... Rg6 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:17:45] } 30. Qd2 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:05:35] } 30... Nb8 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 0:12:01] } 31. d4 { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 0:04:55] } 31... c4 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 0:12:09] } 32. Ra1 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:04:01] } 32... Bc6 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:11:45] } 33. Re5 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 0:03:46] } 33... Nd7 { [%eval 1.28] [%clk 0:10:59] } 34. Rh5 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:03:58] } 34... Nf6 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:11:25] } 35. Rh4 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 0:04:15] } 35... Bd7 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 0:10:36] } 36. Re1 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:04:10] } 36... Bc8 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:10:41] } 37. Nf1 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 0:03:39] } 37... Rg5 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:08:44] } 38. Re5 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 0:03:14] } 38... Rg6 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 0:07:29] } 39. Ne3 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:03:25] } 39... Kf7 { [%eval 1.22] [%clk 0:07:36] } 40. Qe2 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:02:00] } 40... Re8 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:07:06] } 41. b3 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:20:17] } 41... Bxa6?? { [%eval 3.49] } { Blunder. Bd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:42] } 42. bxc4?? { [%eval 1.4] } { Blunder. Qa2 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:09] } 42... bxc4 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 0:36:04] } 43. Qa2 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 0:12:32] } 43... Bc8?? { [%eval 4.37] } { Blunder. Bb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:04] } 44. Nxd5 { [%eval 4.43] [%clk 0:08:21] } 44... exd5 { [%eval 5.22] [%clk 0:32:39] } 45. Qxa7+ { [%eval 5.22] [%clk 0:08:35] } 45... Bd7 { [%eval 6.13] [%clk 0:33:07] } 46. Bxd5+ { [%eval 6.03] [%clk 0:08:24] } 46... Nxd5 { [%eval 6.33] [%clk 0:33:34] } 47. Qxd7+ { [%eval 6.12] [%clk 0:07:20] } 47... Ne7 { [%eval 6.17] [%clk 0:33:59] } 48. Rf5+ { [%eval 5.78] [%clk 0:07:37] } 48... Rf6 { [%eval 5.95] [%clk 0:34:26] } 49. Rxg4 { [%eval 5.54] [%clk 0:07:55] } 49... Qh8 { [%eval 4.76] [%clk 0:34:35] } 50. Rxf6+ { [%eval 4.59] [%clk 0:07:49] } 50... Kxf6?? { [%eval #12] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:02] } 51. Rh4?? { [%eval 6.19] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:08:04] } 1-0