[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.04.15"] [Round "7.16"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2702"] [BlackElo "2876"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B28"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Yerevan System"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 a6 3. Nf3 { B28 Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Yerevan System } d6 4. g3 Bg4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. Ne2 Nf6 10. c3 Nd7 11. Rd1 Qb6 12. Qe3 O-O 13. d4 cxd4 14. cxd4 Rac8 15. Rb1 Rc7 16. h4 Rfc8 17. Bh3 h5 18. Qd2?? { (0.94 → -1.06) Blunder. Kg2 was best. } (18. Kg2 Qa7 19. a3 b6 20. Bd2 e6 21. Qd3 Na5 22. b3 Nb7 23. b4 a5 24. Be3 Rc2) 18... e6?! { (-1.06 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Bxd4 was best. } (18... Bxd4 19. Kg2) 19. d5 exd5 20. Qxd5 Nf6 21. Qd3 Ne5 22. Qe3 Qxe3 23. Bxe3 Re8?! { (0.00 → 0.55) Inaccuracy. Nfg4 was best. } (23... Nfg4 24. Bf4 Rc2 25. Nd4 R2c4 26. Kg2 Ra4 27. a3 Nd3 28. Rxd3 Rxd4 29. Rc3 Rxc3 30. bxc3) 24. Nc3 Nc4 25. Bd4 Ng4 26. Nd5 Rc6 27. f3 Bxd4+ 28. Rxd4 Nge5 29. Kf2 Kg7 30. Bf1 Rd8 31. b3 Nb6 32. Ne3 Kf6 33. Rbd1 Ke7 34. Be2 Rdc8 35. R1d2 R8c7 36. f4?! { (2.25 → 1.63) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (36. a4 Rc5 37. f4 Nc6 38. Rxd6 Rd7 39. Rxd7+ Nxd7 40. Nd5+ Ke8 41. g4 Ne7 42. gxh5 Nxd5) 36... Ned7 37. Bf3 Nf8?! { (1.54 → 2.35) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (37... a5 38. Bg2 Rc8 39. e5 dxe5 40. fxe5 Nxe5 41. Bxc6 Rxc6 42. Kg2 Re6 43. b4 axb4 44. Rxb4) 38. R4d3 Ne6?? { (1.94 → 4.38) Blunder. Nfd7 was best. } (38... Nfd7 39. Rd1 Nc5 40. R3d2 Rc8 41. Kg2 Ncd7 42. e5 dxe5 43. Bxc6 Rxc6 44. Nc4 exf4 45. Nxb6) 39. e5? { (4.38 → 2.49) Mistake. Nd5+ was best. } (39. Nd5+ Kd7 40. Nxc7 Nxc7 41. g4 hxg4 42. Bxg4+ Ke7 43. Bf3 Ke6 44. Kg3 Ke7 45. Rd1 Ne6) 39... dxe5 40. Bxc6 Rxc6 41. fxe5 Nc5 42. Rd4 Ke6 43. Rd6+ Kxe5 44. Rxc6 bxc6 45. Rc2 Ne4+ 46. Kf3 c5 47. Re2 f5 48. Ng2 Nd5 49. Nf4 Nxf4? { (2.42 → 4.63) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } (49... Nc3 50. Rc2) 50. gxf4+ Kd4 51. Rg2 Nc3?? { (3.99 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd3 was best. } (51... Kd3 52. Rxg6) 52. Rxg6?? { (Mate in 1 → 6.16) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rd2# was best. } (52. Rd2#) 52... Nxa2 53. Rg5 Nc1 54. Rxh5 Nxb3 55. Rh8 c4?? { (4.36 → 13.14) Blunder. Kd5 was best. } (55... Kd5) 56. Rd8+ Kc3 57. h5 Nd4+?! { (10.20 → Mate in 19) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb4 was best. } (57... Kb4 58. h6) 58. Rxd4 Kxd4 59. h6 c3 60. h7 Kd3 61. h8=Q c2 62. Qb2 Kd2 63. Qd4+ Kc1 64. Ke2 a5 65. Qa1# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0