[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2024"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2024.08.13"] [Round "4.4"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Nakamura, Hi"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "aHB63kal"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2802"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation, Lputian Variation"] [Termination "Unknown"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.25] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.24] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.14] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] } 5... Qb6 { [%eval 0.22] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.24] } 6... Nh6 { [%eval 0.22] } { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation, Lputian Variation } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.23] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.17] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.24] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval 0.19] } 9. b4 { [%eval 0.25] } 9... Rc8 { [%eval 0.32] } 10. b5 { [%eval -0.19] } 10... Ne7 { [%eval 0.28] } 11. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.4] } 11... Nef5 { [%eval 0.91] } 12. a4 { [%eval 0.83] } 12... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.94] } 13. a5 { [%eval 0.98] } 13... Qc5 { [%eval 1.07] } 14. Ba3 { [%eval 0.94] } 14... Ne2+ { [%eval 1.06] } 15. Qxe2 { [%eval 0.99] } 15... Qc7 { [%eval 1.1] } 16. Bb2 { [%eval 1.06] } 16... Be7 { [%eval 1.0] } 17. Nd2 { [%eval 1.1] } 17... O-O { [%eval 1.03] } 18. c4 { [%eval 0.72] } 18... dxc4 { [%eval 0.74] } 19. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.68] } 19... Rfd8?! { (0.68 → 1.66) Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval 1.66] } (19... Nf5 20. Rfc1 Qb8 21. Ne4 Rfd8 22. Bd3 Rxc1+ 23. Rxc1 Be8 24. Nf6+ gxf6 25. exf6) 20. Rfc1 { [%eval 1.56] } 20... Qb8 { [%eval 1.55] } 21. Nf3?! { (1.55 → 0.76) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval 0.76] } (21. g4 a6 22. b6 Bc6 23. Ne4 Rd7 24. h3 Kh8 25. Qe3 Ng8 26. Be2 Bb4) 21... Nf5 { [%eval 0.89] } 22. Bd3 { [%eval 0.67] } 22... Bf8?? { (0.67 → 2.68) Blunder. Rxc1+ was best. } { [%eval 2.68] } (22... Rxc1+) 23. h4? { (2.68 → 1.19) Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%eval 1.19] } (23. g4 Rxc1+ 24. Rxc1 Nh6 25. h3 Be8 26. Bd4 b6 27. Qe4 g6 28. a6 Rd5) 23... Be8 { [%eval 1.14] } 24. Bxf5?! { (1.14 → 0.40) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval 0.4] } (24. h5 Rxc1+) 24... exf5 { [%eval 0.25] } 25. e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 25... Rxc1+ { [%eval 0.2] } 26. Rxc1 { [%eval 0.19] } 26... Qd6 { [%eval 0.23] } 27. Ng5 { [%eval 0.18] } 27... fxe6 { [%eval 0.22] } 28. Qxe6+ { [%eval 0.1] } 28... Qxe6 { [%eval 0.16] } 29. Nxe6 { [%eval 0.17] } 29... Rd2 { [%eval 0.2] } 30. Bd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 30... Bd7 { [%eval 0.06] } 31. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] } 31... Rd3 { [%eval 0.14] } 32. Nxf8 { [%eval 0.3] } 32... Kxf8 { [%eval 0.31] } 33. a6 { [%eval 0.04] } 33... b6?? { (0.04 → 2.75) Blunder. bxa6 was best. } { [%eval 2.75] } (33... bxa6 34. bxa6 Bb5 35. Rc8+ Kf7 36. Rc5 Bxa6 37. Rxf5+ Kg8 38. Bc5 Rd8 39. Bxa7) 34. Rc7 { [%eval 2.69] } 34... Bxb5 { [%eval 2.65] } 35. Rxa7 { [%eval 2.69] } 35... Ra3 { [%eval 2.92] } 36. Ra8+ { [%eval 2.73] } 36... Kf7 { [%eval 2.73] } 37. a7 { [%eval 2.82] } 37... Ra6 { [%eval 2.96] } 38. Bxb6 { [%eval 3.0] } 38... Bc6 { [%eval 2.95] } 39. Rc8 { [%eval 3.04] } 39... Rxb6?! { (3.04 → 4.41) Inaccuracy. Bd5 was best. } { [%eval 4.41] } (39... Bd5 40. Rc7+) 40. Rxc6? { (4.41 → 2.44) Mistake. Rc7+ was best. } { [%eval 2.44] } (40. Rc7+ Kg6 41. Rxc6+ Rxc6 42. a8=Q Re6 43. Qf8 Re1+ 44. Kh2 h6 45. Qg8 h5) 40... Rb1+ { [%eval 2.22] } 41. Kh2 { [%eval 1.82] } 41... Ra1 { [%eval 1.63] } 42. Rc7+ { [%eval 2.49] } 42... Kf6 { [%eval 1.99] } 43. Kg3 { [%eval 1.73] } 43... Ra4?! { (1.73 → 2.85) Inaccuracy. Ra3+ was best. } { [%eval 2.85] } (43... Ra3+ 44. Kf4 h6 45. h5 g5+ 46. hxg6 Ra4+ 47. Ke3 Kxg6 48. Kd3 f4 49. Kc3) 44. Kf3 { [%eval 2.37] } 44... f4?! { (2.37 → 3.38) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval 3.38] } (44... h5 45. Ke3) 45. Ke2 { [%eval 3.26] } 45... h5 { [%eval 3.33] } 46. Kd3 { [%eval 3.27] } 46... g5 { [%eval 3.28] } 47. hxg5+ { [%eval 3.55] } 47... Kxg5 { [%eval 3.33] } 48. Kc3 { [%eval 2.85] } 48... h4?! { (2.85 → 4.28) Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%eval 4.28] } (48... f3 49. g3) 49. Kb3 { [%eval 4.0] } 49... Ra1 { [%eval 3.71] } 50. f3 { [%eval 3.41] } 50... h3?! { (3.41 → 4.83) Inaccuracy. Kf6 was best. } { [%eval 4.83] } (50... Kf6 51. Kb4 Ra2 52. Rh7 Kg6 53. Rxh4 Rxa7 54. Rxf4 Rc7 55. Rc4 Rd7 56. Kc3) 51. gxh3 { [%eval 4.85] } 51... Kh4 { [%eval 4.57] } 52. Rg7 { [%eval 4.67] } 52... Kxh3 { [%eval 5.74] } 53. Kb4 { [%eval 5.75] } 53... Ra2 { [%eval 5.69] } 54. Kb5 { [%eval 5.32] } { White wins. } 1-0