[Event "FTX Crypto Cup Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2021.05.23"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Caruana, F.."] [Black "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "SKOTEhm8"] [WhiteElo "2820"] [BlackElo "2759"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A10"] [Opening "English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.23] } 1... f5 { [%eval 0.67] } { A10 English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.44] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.48] } 3. d3 { [%eval 0.27] } 3... e5 { [%eval 0.4] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.11] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.29] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.32] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.43] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.35] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.52] } 7. Nge2 { [%eval 0.55] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.55] } 8. d4 { [%eval 0.98] } 8... Ba7 { [%eval 0.72] } 9. b4?! { (0.72 → 0.11) Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } { [%eval 0.11] } (9. b3 e4 10. Nf4 Ne7 11. h4 c6 12. d5 Ng6 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. Qd2 Ng4) 9... O-O { [%eval 0.14] } 10. b5 { [%eval 0.0] } 10... axb5 { [%eval 0.14] } 11. cxb5 { [%eval 0.03] } 11... Na5 { [%eval 0.02] } 12. dxe5 { [%eval 0.17] } 12... dxe5 { [%eval 0.2] } 13. Ba3 { [%eval 0.12] } 13... Qxd1+ { [%eval 0.13] } 14. Rxd1 { [%eval 0.14] } 14... Re8 { [%eval 0.09] } 15. Bb4 { [%eval 0.08] } 15... Bb6 { [%eval 0.16] } 16. Nd5 { [%eval 0.12] } 16... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.18] } 17. Bxd5+ { [%eval 0.05] } 17... Be6 { [%eval 0.18] } 18. O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 18... Bxd5 { [%eval -0.03] } 19. Rxd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 19... Nc4 { [%eval 0.09] } 20. Nc3?? { (0.09 → -2.12) Blunder. Ra1 was best. } { [%eval -2.12] } (20. Ra1 Red8 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. a4 Kf7 23. a5 Ra8 24. Bc3 Nxa5 25. Bxe5 Rd8 26. Rc1 Rd7) 20... c6 { [%eval -2.22] } 21. bxc6 { [%eval -2.34] } 21... bxc6 { [%eval -2.17] } 22. Rd7 { [%eval -2.14] } 22... c5 { [%eval -2.22] } 23. Rb1?! { (-2.22 → -3.46) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -3.46] } (23. Nd5 cxb4 24. Rc1 Red8 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Ne7+ Kf7 27. Nc6 Na3 28. Nxd8+ Bxd8 29. Rc6 Be7) 23... Red8?? { (-3.46 → -0.37) Blunder. e4 was best. } { [%eval -0.37] } (23... e4 24. Nd5) 24. Rxd8+ { [%eval -0.4] } 24... Rxd8 { [%eval -0.34] } 25. Ba3 { [%eval -0.41] } 25... Ba5 { [%eval -0.2] } 26. Nb5 { [%eval -0.18] } 26... Rb8 { [%eval -0.05] } 27. Bxc5 { [%eval -0.33] } 27... Nd2 { [%eval -0.23] } 28. Rb2 { [%eval -0.2] } 28... Bc3 { [%eval -0.16] } 29. Ba7 { [%eval -0.16] } 29... Rb7 { [%eval -1.07] } 30. Rc2 { [%eval -0.23] } 30... Nf3+ { [%eval -0.21] } 31. Kf1 { [%eval -0.2] } 31... Rxb5 { [%eval -0.16] } 32. Rxc3 { [%eval -0.12] } 32... Rb1+ { [%eval -0.27] } 33. Kg2 { [%eval -0.13] } 33... e4 { [%eval -0.2] } 34. Rc8+ { [%eval -0.24] } 34... Kf7 { [%eval -0.14] } 35. Rc7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 35... Kg6 { [%eval -0.12] } 36. h4?! { (-0.12 → -1.10) Inaccuracy. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval -1.1] } (36. Bd4 Rg1+ 37. Kh3 Kh5 38. Rxg7 Ng5+ 39. Rxg5+ Kxg5 40. a4 Rd1 41. a5 Rd2 42. Kg2 Ra2) 36... Kh6?! { (-1.10 → -0.21) Inaccuracy. Rg1+ was best. } { [%eval -0.21] } (36... Rg1+ 37. Kh3 Ne1 38. Kh2 Rg2+ 39. Kh3 Rxf2 40. Rc6+ Kh5 41. Rc5 g6 42. a4 Nd3 43. g4+) 37. Bc5 { [%eval -0.49] } 37... g6 { [%eval -0.4] } 38. Ba3 { [%eval -0.51] } 38... Rg1+ { [%eval -0.72] } 39. Kh3 { [%eval -0.5] } 39... Rh1+ { [%eval -0.76] } 40. Kg2 { [%eval -0.5] } 40... Ra1 { [%eval -0.65] } 41. Kh3 { [%eval -0.46] } 41... Rh1+ { [%eval -0.29] } 42. Kg2 { [%eval -0.76] } 42... Rg1+ { [%eval -0.31] } 43. Kh3 { [%eval -0.14] } 43... Rh1+ { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2