[Event "Legends of Chess Final"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.08.02"] [Round "1.33"] [White "Giri, Anish"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "ZNmhygbf"] [WhiteElo "2764"] [BlackElo "2784"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "D06"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense, Pseudo-Chigorin"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.25] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.34] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] } 2... Bf5 { [%eval 0.49] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.54] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.46] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.43] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.44] } { D06 Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense, Pseudo-Chigorin } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.34] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.28] } 6. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.32] } 6... Ncxe7 { [%eval 0.38] } 7. e3 { [%eval 0.42] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.43] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.37] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.55] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.36] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.39] } 10. Qb3 { [%eval 0.38] } 10... Rb8 { [%eval 0.43] } 11. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.45] } 11... c6 { [%eval 0.39] } 12. Rac1 { [%eval 0.24] } 12... Ne4 { [%eval 0.58] } 13. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.5] } 13... Bxe4 { [%eval 0.46] } 14. Nd2 { [%eval 0.48] } 14... Bg6 { [%eval 0.56] } 15. Qa3 { [%eval 0.31] } 15... Ra8 { [%eval 0.44] } 16. b4 { [%eval 0.15] } 16... Nf5?! { (0.15 → 0.71) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 0.71] } (16... a5 17. b5 cxb5 18. cxb5 b6 19. h4 Qd7 20. h5 Bh7 21. Nf3 f6 22. Bd3 Bxd3 23. Qxd3) 17. Qb2 { [%eval 0.38] } 17... a6 { [%eval 0.62] } 18. a4 { [%eval 0.69] } 18... Nd6 { [%eval 0.53] } 19. b5?! { (0.53 → -0.16) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval -0.16] } (19. c5 Ne4 20. Ra1 Nxd2 21. Rxd2 Qg5 22. b5 axb5 23. axb5 Be4 24. Bf1 Rxa1 25. Qxa1 f5) 19... axb5 { [%eval -0.02] } 20. axb5 { [%eval -0.18] } 20... Ra4?! { (-0.18 → 0.45) Inaccuracy. dxc4 was best. } { [%eval 0.45] } (20... dxc4 21. bxc6 b5 22. Bf3 Qe7 23. Ra1 Bd3 24. Qb4 Qc7 25. g3 Rfb8 26. Bg2 Ra4 27. Rxa4) 21. c5 { [%eval 0.3] } 21... Ne4?! { (0.30 → 1.25) Inaccuracy. Nxb5 was best. } { [%eval 1.25] } (21... Nxb5 22. Bxb5) 22. Ra1 { [%eval 1.2] } 22... Rxa1 { [%eval 1.29] } 23. Rxa1 { [%eval 1.23] } 23... Nxd2 { [%eval 1.21] } 24. Qxd2 { [%eval 1.26] } 24... cxb5 { [%eval 1.2] } 25. Bxb5 { [%eval 1.05] } 25... Qb8 { [%eval 1.29] } 26. Qb2 { [%eval 1.12] } 26... Rc8 { [%eval 1.34] } 27. f4 { [%eval 0.85] } 27... Be4 { [%eval 0.66] } 28. Bf1 { [%eval 0.51] } 28... g5 { [%eval 0.9] } 29. fxg5 { [%eval 0.47] } 29... hxg5 { [%eval 0.79] } 30. Ra3 { [%eval 0.61] } 30... Kg7 { [%eval 0.7] } 31. Rb3 { [%eval 0.68] } 31... Rc7 { [%eval 0.92] } 32. Ba6 { [%eval 0.4] } 32... Qa7 { [%eval 0.56] } 33. Bxb7 { [%eval 0.02] } 33... Qa5?! { (0.02 → 0.66) Inaccuracy. Qa4 was best. } { [%eval 0.66] } (33... Qa4) 34. Kf2 { [%eval 0.57] } 34... Re7 { [%eval 0.37] } 35. c6 { [%eval 0.37] } 35... Re8 { [%eval 0.55] } 36. Ra3 { [%eval 0.22] } 36... Qc7 { [%eval 0.64] } 37. Kg1 { [%eval 0.28] } 37... Rh8 { [%eval 0.28] } 38. g3 { [%eval 0.0] } 38... Rh3 { [%eval 0.47] } 39. Qf2 { [%eval 0.0] } 39... Rh6?! { (0.00 → 0.59) Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%eval 0.59] } (39... Qb6 40. Ra1 Rh8 41. Qa2 Qb4 42. Rc1 Bd3 43. Rd1 Be4) 40. Qe1 { [%eval 0.95] } 40... Qb6 { [%eval 0.77] } 41. Qc1 { [%eval 0.5] } 41... Qc7 { [%eval 0.75] } 42. Qe1 { [%eval 0.38] } 42... Qb6 { [%eval 0.67] } 43. Ra2 { [%eval 0.25] } 43... Rf6 { [%eval 0.1] } 44. Qc1 { [%eval 0.11] } 44... Bd3 { [%eval 0.3] } 45. Rf2 { [%eval 0.0] } 45... Rxf2 { [%eval 0.21] } 46. Kxf2 { [%eval 0.15] } 46... Bc4 { [%eval 0.21] } 47. g4 { [%eval 0.0] } 47... Qa5 { [%eval 0.0] } 48. e4 { [%eval 0.0] } 48... f6 { [%eval 0.0] } 49. e5 { [%eval 0.0] } 49... Qa2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 50. Kg1 { [%eval 0.0] } 50... Qe2 { [%eval 0.0] } 51. h3 { [%eval 0.0] } 51... Qd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 52. exf6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 52... Kf7 { [%eval 0.0] } 53. Qxg5 { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2