Event: FIDE Grand Swiss 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-grand-swiss-2025--open/round-5/ADzdjVmn/r2aKoWmc
Date: 2025-09-08
White: Shankland, Sam
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2670
Black: Firouzja, Alireza
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2754
Result: 0-1
ECO: B96
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:40:50] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:40:56] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:41:15] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:41:21] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:41:41] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:41:47] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:42:07] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:42:11] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:42:34] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:42:36] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:42:46] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:42:18] } 7. f4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:43:03] } 7... Qc7 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:37:21] } 8. Qe2 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:43:15] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:25:59] } 9. e5 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:37:01] } 9... dxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:23:23] } 10. fxe5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:37:28] } 10... Nd5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:19:43] } 11. Nxd5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:34:09] } 11... exd5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:19:45] } 12. Bxe7 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:33:04] } 12... Qxe7 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:20:09] } 13. O-O-O { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:31:09] } 13... Nc6 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:17:14] } 14. g3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:28:35] } 14... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:54:47] } 15. Re1 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:27:08] } 15... f6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:53:48] } 16. Bg2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:27:01] } 16... Bg4 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:52:20] } 17. Bf3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:08:33] } 17... Be6 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:51:38] } 18. Bh5+ { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:08:08] } 18... g6 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:49:01] } 19. g4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:06:20] } 19... gxh5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:33:38] } 20. g5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:06:36] } 20... Bg4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:32:01] } 21. Qe3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:06:29] } 21... O-O-O { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:27:54] } 22. gxf6 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:02:43] } 22... Qxf6 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:28:11] } 23. Qxe5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:59:32] } 23... Qxe5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:19:16] } 24. Rxe5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:59:56] } 24... Rhe8 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:19:42] } 25. Rhe1 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:59:37] } 25... Rxe5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:20:05] } 26. Rxe5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:00:02] } 26... Rd7 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:19:13] } 27. Nf5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:49:59] } 27... Kc7 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:15:26] } 28. Ne3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:49:19] } 28... Kc6 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:14:54] } 29. Kd2 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:43:29] } 29... Rf7 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:13:41] } 30. Nxg4 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:35:35] } 30... hxg4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:13:35] } 31. Ke2 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:35:56] } 31... Rf3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:11:48] } 32. Rh5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:35:18] } 32... Rh3 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:09:06] } 33. Rxh3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:33:21] } 33... gxh3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:09:31] } 34. Kd3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:28:27] } 34... Kc5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:04:54] } 35. c3?? { [%eval -3.63] } { Blunder. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:18] } 35... b6?? { [%eval -0.02] } { Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:37] } 36. a4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:26:23] } 36... Kc6 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:01:59] } 37. Kd4 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:14:34] } 37... Kd6 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:02:23] } 38. b3 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:12:35] } 38... h6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:50] } 39. Kd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:43] } 39... Ke6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:37] } 40. Kd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:59] } 40... Kd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:53] } 41. Kd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:02] } 41... Ke7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:33] } 42. Kd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:31] } 42... Ke6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:22] } 43. Kd3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:57:16] } 43... Ke5 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:04:26] } 44. Ke3 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:57:14] } 44... h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:28] } 45. b4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:49:43] } 45... a5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:01:46] } 46. Kd3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:48:47] } 46... Kf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:28] } 47. bxa5?? { [%eval -6.16] } { Blunder. Ke2 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:55] } 47... bxa5 { [%eval -5.32] [%clk 0:01:54] } 48. Kd4?? { [%eval #-19] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:18] } 48... Kf3 { [%eval #-22] [%clk 0:02:21] } 49. Kd3 { [%eval #-19] [%clk 0:44:47] } 49... Kg2 { [%eval #-18] [%clk 0:02:40] } 50. Kd4 { [%eval #-19] [%clk 0:44:39] } 0-1