Event: Round 8: Nogerbek, Kazybek - Firouzja, Alireza
Date: 2025-06-12
White: Nogerbek, Kazybek
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2531
Black: Firouzja, Alireza
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2753
Result: 0-1
ECO: E12
Opening: Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Hedgehog Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 15+10

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:15:18] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:15:17] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:27] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:25] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:15:35] } 3... b6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:15:28] } 4. a3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:15:40] } 4... Bb7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:36] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:15:48] } 5... g6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:15:06] } 6. d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:19] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:15:06] } 7. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:15:28] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:15:01] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:14:49] } 8... d6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:14:58] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:14:50] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:15:05] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:14:24] } 10... a5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:15:00] } 11. Nd4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:13:56] } 11... Nc5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:14:53] } 12. Qc2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:14:04] } 12... a4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:14:46] } 13. Rad1 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:14:04] } 13... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:13:44] } 14. Kh1 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:12:49] } 14... e5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:12:20] } 15. Ndb5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:12:53] } 15... h5 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:11:25] } 16. Rg1 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:10:32] } 16... Kh7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:11:22] } 17. Rdf1 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:09:48] } 17... Bh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:45] } 18. Bxh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:44] } 18... Kxh6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:10:53] } 19. f4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:09:08] } 19... exf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:51] } 20. Rxf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:16] } 20... Ne5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:56] } 21. Rgf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:22] } 21... Bc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:46] } 22. Nd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:29] } 22... Bd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:42] } 23. Qd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:15] } 23... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:42] } 24. Qe3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:07:28] } 24... h4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:02] } 25. h3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:29] } 25... Qe7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:45] } 26. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:21] } 26... Nxf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:25] } 27. Qxf3 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:03:41] } 27... f5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:04:05] } 28. exf5 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:03:27] } 28... Rxf5 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:04:13] } 29. Rxf5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:03:12] } 29... Bxf5 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:04:21] } 30. Qf4?! { [%eval -0.91] } { Inaccuracy. Bd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:40] } 30... Rh8?! { [%eval -0.2] } { Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:01] } 31. Bd1 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:02:14] } 31... Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:36] } 32. Rf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:18] } 32... Qe1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:37] } 33. Kh2 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:01:27] } 33... Qe5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:01:46] } 34. Bxa4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:00:57] } 34... Bxc4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:01:30] } 35. Bc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:06] } 35... Rh5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:09] } 36. Kg1 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:00:20] } 36... Qxf4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:01:01] } 37. Rxf4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:00:28] } 37... Bxd5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:01:10] } 38. b4 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:00:13] } 38... Ne6 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:01:12] } 39. Rg4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:00:22] } 39... Nf8 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:00:20] } 40. Nxd5 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:00:19] } 40... Rxd5 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:00:29] } 41. Rxh4 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:00:28] } 41... Rd2 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:00:38] } 42. Bb3 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 0:00:17] } 42... d5 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:00:41] } 43. Rg4?! { [%eval -1.48] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:12] } 43... c5 { [%eval -1.54] [%clk 0:00:40] } 44. bxc5 { [%eval -1.83] [%clk 0:00:15] } 44... bxc5 { [%eval -1.96] [%clk 0:00:49] } 45. Ba4? { [%eval -3.46] } { Mistake. Kf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:24] } 45... c4 { [%eval -3.29] [%clk 0:00:53] } 46. Kf1 { [%eval -4.02] [%clk 0:00:30] } 46... c3 { [%eval -3.99] [%clk 0:00:42] } 47. Ke1 { [%eval -4.81] [%clk 0:00:35] } 47... Ne6 { [%eval -4.74] [%clk 0:00:37] } 48. Be8 { [%eval -4.69] [%clk 0:00:17] } 48... g5 { [%eval -4.51] [%clk 0:00:44] } 49. h4 { [%eval -5.54] [%clk 0:00:14] } 49... Nf4 { [%eval -5.61] [%clk 0:00:46] } 50. Rxg5+ { [%eval -5.63] [%clk 0:00:20] } 50... Kf6 { [%eval -5.57] [%clk 0:00:55] } 51. Ba4 { [%eval -5.21] [%clk 0:00:17] } 51... Nxg2+ { [%eval -6.3] [%clk 0:00:46] } 52. Kf1 { [%eval -6.25] [%clk 0:00:22] } 52... c2 { [%eval -5.24] [%clk 0:00:51] } 53. Bxc2 { [%eval -5.68] [%clk 0:00:17] } 53... Ne3+ { [%eval -5.05] [%clk 0:01:00] } 54. Ke1?? { [%eval #-14] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:17] } 54... Rxc2 { [%eval #-14] [%clk 0:01:09] } 55. Rg8 { [%eval -6.02] [%clk 0:00:18] } 55... d4 { [%eval -5.01] [%clk 0:01:12] } 56. Rd8?? { [%eval #-11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:27] } 56... Ke5 { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:01:21] } 57. h5 { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:00:36] } 57... Ke4 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:01:27] } 58. h6 { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:00:42] } 58... Kd3 { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:01:34] } 0-1