[Event "NIC Classic Prelim 2021"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2021.04.25"] [Round "9.3"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Aronian, L.."] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "1Usgy9P9"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2781"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "D02"] [Opening "London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.3] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.09] } 3. Bf4 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Qb6 { [%eval 0.24] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval -0.13] } { D02 London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation } 5... Bd7 { [%eval 0.28] } 6. Rb1 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.05] } 7. Be2 { [%eval -0.13] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.3] } 8... cxd4 { [%eval 0.35] } 9. exd4 { [%eval 0.27] } 9... Rc8 { [%eval 0.3] } 10. a3 { [%eval 0.17] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 0.42] } 11. Re1 { [%eval 0.36] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.47] } 12. Bd3 { [%eval 0.32] } 12... a6 { [%eval 0.13] } 13. Ne5 { [%eval 0.16] } 13... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.5] } 14. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 14... Kf8?! { (0.00 → 0.59) Inaccuracy. Be8 was best. } { [%eval 0.59] } (14... Be8 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Ne2 Ba4 17. Nc3 Bc6) 15. Bxf6?! { (0.59 → -0.50) Inaccuracy. Nxd7+ was best. } { [%eval -0.5] } (15. Nxd7+ Rxd7) 15... Bxf6 { [%eval -0.14] } 16. Qh5 { [%eval -0.56] } 16... Be8 { [%eval -0.5] } 17. Ng4 { [%eval -0.57] } 17... Bxd4 { [%eval -0.08] } 18. Qxh7 { [%eval 0.21] } 18... Ke7?? { (0.21 → 2.00) Blunder. g6 was best. } { [%eval 2.0] } (18... g6 19. Ne2 Bg7 20. Nf4 Qc7 21. g3 e5 22. h4 Qd6 23. h5 exf4 24. Nh6 Ne7 25. hxg6) 19. Ne2 { [%eval 2.0] } 19... Kd6 { [%eval 2.08] } 20. c3 { [%eval 2.05] } 20... Be5 { [%eval 2.47] } 21. Bc2 { [%eval 1.98] } 21... f6? { (1.98 → 4.17) Mistake. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval 4.17] } (21... Bd7 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23. Nd4 Rg8 24. Qh4 f6 25. Qg3 Ke7 26. Bh7 Rgf8 27. h4 Kf7 28. Rxe5) 22. Qxg7 { [%eval 3.65] } 22... Bh5 { [%eval 5.25] } 23. Nxf6 { [%eval 4.98] } 23... Rc7 { [%eval 6.52] } 24. Ne4+ { [%eval 6.8] } 24... dxe4 { [%eval 6.71] } 25. Rbd1+ { [%eval 6.15] } 25... Kc5 { [%eval 5.12] } 26. b4+ { [%eval 5.16] } 26... Kc4 { [%eval 5.22] } 27. Qh6 { [%eval 5.36] } 27... Nxb4 { [%eval 6.82] } 28. Qxh5 { [%eval 6.94] } 28... Bxc3 { [%eval 7.91] } 29. Nxc3 { [%eval 7.62] } 29... Nxc2 { [%eval 7.62] } 30. Rxe4+ { [%eval 7.5] } 30... Kxc3 { [%eval 7.51] } 31. Rxd8 { [%eval 7.65] } 31... Kb2 { [%eval 7.92] } 32. Qe5+ { [%eval 7.38] } 32... Kxa3? { (7.38 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka2 was best. } { [%eval #10] } (32... Ka2 33. h4 Rc5 34. Qxe6+ Qxe6 35. Rxe6 a5 36. Rb6 Nxa3 37. Rd2+ Ka1 38. Rd1+ Ka2 39. Rxb7) 33. Rd3+ { [%eval #9] } { Black resigns. } 1-0