Event: Round 2: McShane, Luke J - Firouzja, Alireza
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-london-chess-classic--elite/round-2/P238Jvvf/XTZ6Pvth
Date: 2025-11-26
White: McShane, Luke J
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2615
Black: Firouzja, Alireza
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2762
Result: 0-1
ECO: B92
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:15] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:24] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:07] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:47] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:30] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:12] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:56] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:38] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:13] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:58] } 7. Nb3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:39] } 7... Be6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:32:01] } 8. f4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:10] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:16] } 9. g4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:22:06] } 9... h6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:20:22] } 10. f5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:19:29] } 10... Bd7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:20:20] } 11. Be3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:16:25] } 11... Bc6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:19:39] } 12. Bf3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:16:37] } 12... b5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:16:23] } 13. a3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:14:06] } 13... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:14:38] } 14. Qe2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:06:34] } 14... Nb6?! { [%eval 0.74] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:35] } 15. Na5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:53:57] } 15... Rc8 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:01:10] } 16. O-O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:33] } 16... Ba8 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:59:31] } 17. Bd2 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:44:09] } 17... Qc7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:53:13] } 18. Kb1?! { [%eval -0.77] } { Inaccuracy. Be1 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:55] } 18... d5 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:44:17] } 19. exd5 { [%eval -0.68] [%clk 0:36:27] } 19... Nfxd5 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:43:59] } 20. Rhe1 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:12:18] } 20... O-O { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 0:22:39] } 21. Qxe5?? { [%eval -3.68] } { Blunder. Bxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:50] } 21... Qxe5 { [%eval -4.45] [%clk 0:20:15] } 22. Rxe5 { [%eval -4.5] [%clk 0:09:15] } 22... Nxc3+ { [%eval -4.52] [%clk 0:20:41] } 23. Bxc3 { [%eval -4.49] [%clk 0:09:26] } 23... Bxf3 { [%eval -4.48] [%clk 0:21:08] } 24. Rd3 { [%eval -4.43] [%clk 0:08:56] } 24... Bf6 { [%eval -3.81] [%clk 0:20:15] } 25. Rxf3 { [%eval -3.76] [%clk 0:09:21] } 25... Rxc3 { [%eval -3.75] [%clk 0:20:24] } 26. Rxc3 { [%eval -3.88] [%clk 0:09:47] } 26... Bxe5 { [%eval -4.05] [%clk 0:20:50] } 27. Rc6 { [%eval -4.2] [%clk 0:10:07] } 27... Rb8 { [%eval -4.02] [%clk 0:20:01] } 28. h3 { [%eval -4.27] [%clk 0:10:32] } 28... Nc4 { [%eval -4.14] [%clk 0:16:49] } 29. Rxa6 { [%eval -4.32] [%clk 0:09:57] } 29... Bxb2 { [%eval -4.17] [%clk 0:16:51] } 30. Nc6 { [%eval -4.28] [%clk 0:09:36] } 30... Re8 { [%eval -4.28] [%clk 0:17:07] } 31. a4?! { [%eval -5.99] } { Inaccuracy. Ka2 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:01] } 31... Bc3 { [%eval -6.1] [%clk 0:15:23] } 32. Ka2 { [%eval -6.11] [%clk 0:10:08] } 32... Nd2 { [%eval -6.07] [%clk 0:15:22] } 33. axb5?? { [%eval #-4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Na5 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:08] } 33... Re1 { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:15:46] } 0-1