[Event "FTX Crypto Cup KO 2021"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2021.05.26"] [Round "1.14"] [White "Caruana, F.."] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, I.."] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2820"] [BlackElo "2792"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation } 6. Be2 Nge7 7. Na3 cxd4 8. cxd4 f6 9. exf6 gxf6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Nc2 O-O 12. b4 a6 13. a4 e5 14. Ba3?! { (0.50 → -0.45) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } (14. b5 Na5) 14... e4 15. Nd2 f5 16. Nb3 Ng6?! { (-0.41 → 0.66) Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } (16... b6 17. b5 axb5 18. axb5 Na5 19. Nxa5 Rxa5 20. Qd2 f4 21. Rfb1 Rf7 22. Bd6 Rxa1 23. Rxa1) 17. f4 Nce7 18. a5?? { (0.73 → -1.38) Blunder. Nc5 was best. } (18. Nc5) 18... Ba4 19. Ne3 Qc7 20. Rc1 Qd6 21. g3 Rac8 22. Rc5 Rxc5 23. bxc5 Qe6 24. c6 Qxc6? { (-1.81 → -0.31) Mistake. Nxc6 was best. } (24... Nxc6 25. Bxf8 Nxf8 26. Kf2 Qh6 27. h4 Bxd4 28. Nxd4 Bxd1 29. Ndxf5 Qf6 30. Rxd1 Ne6 31. Rxd5) 25. Bc5 Rc8 26. Qb1 Bb5 27. Nc1 Bxe2 28. Nxe2 Qd7 29. Qb3 Kh8?! { (0.00 → 0.97) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } (29... Nc6 30. Rb1 Nxa5 31. Qb6 Nc4 32. Qa7 Na5) 30. Rb1 Nc6?! { (1.03 → 2.00) Inaccuracy. Rc7 was best. } (30... Rc7 31. Kg2) 31. Qxb7 Qxb7 32. Rxb7 Nxa5 33. Rd7 Nb3 34. Nxf5 Bf6?! { (2.19 → 3.53) Inaccuracy. Nxc5 was best. } (34... Nxc5 35. Rxg7) 35. Bd6 a5?! { (3.50 → 5.25) Inaccuracy. Kg8 was best. } (35... Kg8 36. Be5) 36. Ra7? { (5.25 → 3.31) Mistake. Rf7 was best. } (36. Rf7 Rc2 37. Rxf6 Kg8 38. Kf1 Nd2+ 39. Ke1 Nc4 40. Bc5 e3 41. Re6 Kf7 42. Rc6 Rb2) 36... h5?! { (3.31 → 5.15) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (36... a4 37. Rxa4) 37. Be5? { (5.15 → 2.64) Mistake. Rf7 was best. } (37. Rf7 Be7 38. Bxe7 Nxe7 39. Rxe7 Rc2 40. Kf1 Kg8 41. Ra7 Kf8 42. Ne3 Rd2 43. Ra8+ Kf7) 37... Bxe5 38. dxe5 Rc2 39. Ned4?! { (1.38 → 0.38) Inaccuracy. Ra8+ was best. } (39. Ra8+) 39... Nxd4 40. Nxd4 Rd2 41. Nf5 d4 42. e6 e3 43. e7 Nxe7 44. Rxe7 a4 45. Nxd4 Rxd4 46. Rxe3 h4?? { (0.38 → 3.35) Blunder. Rd8 was best. } (46... Rd8 47. Ra3 Ra8 48. Kf2 Kg7 49. h3 Ra5 50. Kf3 Kf6 51. g4 Ra7 52. Ke4 Re7+ 53. Kd3) 47. Kg2?? { (3.35 → 0.96) Blunder. Re8+ was best. } (47. Re8+ Kg7 48. Kg2 hxg3 49. hxg3 Rd1 50. Re7+ Kg6 51. Re6+ Kf5 52. Re5+ Kg6 53. Rg5+ Kh6) 47... Rd8 48. g4 Rb8 49. Re4 Ra8? { (0.91 → 2.65) Mistake. a3 was best. } (49... a3 50. Ra4 Rb3 51. Ra7 Kg8 52. f5 h3+ 53. Kf2 Kf8 54. Ra8+ Kg7 55. g5 Kh7 56. Ra6) 50. Re2 a3 51. Ra2 Kg7 52. Kh3 Kg6 53. Kxh4 Ra4 54. Kg3 Kf6 55. h4 Kg6?! { (3.27 → 4.35) Inaccuracy. Ra8 was best. } (55... Ra8 56. h5) 56. h5+ Kf6?! { (3.96 → 5.31) Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } (56... Kf7) 57. Kh4 Ra8?! { (5.12 → 6.87) Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } (57... Kg7 58. Kg3 Ra5 59. g5 Kf7 60. Kh3 Kg7 61. Kh4 Kf7 62. f5 Ra4+ 63. Kg3 Kg8 64. h6) 58. f5 Kg7 59. g5 Ra4+ 60. Kg3 Kf7 61. h6 Kg8 62. g6 Kh8?! { (26.51 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra6 was best. } (62... Ra6 63. Kg4) 63. Kf3?! { (Mate in 10 → 17.89) Lost forced checkmate sequence. f6 was best. } (63. f6 Ra5 64. Kh4 Ra8 65. Rf2 Kg8 66. f7+ Kf8 67. g7+ Ke7 68. f8=Q+ Kd7 69. Qxa8 a2) 63... Kg8?! { (17.89 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh4 was best. } (63... Rh4 64. Kg3) 64. f6 Kh8 65. Re2 Ra8 66. f7 { Black resigns. } 1-0