[Event "TechM GCL 2025"] [Site "Mumbai IND"] [Date "2025.12.14"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Caruana, F."] [Black "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "aIw782F3"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2762"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A42"] [Opening "Modern Defense: Averbakh System"] [Termination "Unknown"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] } 1... g6 { [%eval 0.2] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.13] } 2... Bg7 { [%eval 0.56] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.41] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.55] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.43] } { A42 Modern Defense: Averbakh System } 4... e5 { [%eval 0.49] } 5. d5 { [%eval 0.27] } 5... a5 { [%eval 0.38] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.37] } 6... Na6 { [%eval 0.4] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.46] } 7... Bh6 { [%eval 0.44] } 8. Bxh6 { [%eval 0.47] } 8... Nxh6 { [%eval 0.53] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval 0.53] } 9... Ng4 { [%eval 0.53] } 10. h3 { [%eval 0.32] } 10... Nf6 { [%eval 0.39] } 11. Nge2 { [%eval 0.28] } 11... Qe7 { [%eval 0.32] } 12. g4 { [%eval -0.14] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval -0.37] } 13. O-O-O { [%eval -0.29] } 13... Ndc5 { [%eval -0.39] } 14. Bb1 { [%eval -0.32] } 14... Bd7 { [%eval -0.45] } 15. f4 { [%eval -0.35] } 15... exf4 { [%eval -0.22] } 16. Qxf4 { [%eval -0.18] } 16... O-O-O { [%eval -0.16] } 17. Rdf1 { [%eval -0.29] } 17... Nb4 { [%eval 0.11] } 18. Kd2 { [%eval -0.06] } 18... Rdf8 { [%eval -0.06] } 19. Qf6 { [%eval -0.1] } 19... Kd8 { [%eval -0.01] } 20. Nd4 { [%eval 0.03] } 20... Qxf6 { [%eval -0.01] } 21. Rxf6 { [%eval -0.08] } 21... Ke7 { [%eval -0.02] } 22. Rf2 { [%eval 0.0] } 22... f6 { [%eval 0.08] } 23. a3 { [%eval 0.11] } 23... Nba6 { [%eval 0.13] } 24. Nce2 { [%eval 0.34] } 24... a4 { [%eval 0.31] } 25. Bc2 { [%eval 0.41] } 25... Be8 { [%eval 0.28] } 26. Nf4 { [%eval 0.56] } 26... Bf7 { [%eval 0.38] } 27. h4 { [%eval 0.14] } 27... Nd7 { [%eval 0.66] } 28. Bxa4 { [%eval 0.66] } 28... Ne5 { [%eval 0.72] } 29. Kc3 { [%eval 0.42] } 29... Nc5 { [%eval 0.37] } 30. Bc2 { [%eval 0.31] } 30... Nxg4 { [%eval 0.45] } 31. Re2 { [%eval 0.34] } 31... Ra8 { [%eval 0.27] } 32. Ra1 { [%eval 0.02] } 32... Ne5 { [%eval 0.0] } 33. a4 { [%eval 0.08] } 33... g5?! { (0.08 → 0.89) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval 0.89] } (33... c6 34. b3 Ncd7 35. dxc6 bxc6 36. Rh2 h5 37. Rh3 Rhb8 38. Re1 Nc5 39. Rg3) 34. Ng2 { [%eval 0.87] } 34... Bh5 { [%eval 0.71] } 35. Re3 { [%eval 0.42] } 35... Bg4 { [%eval 0.39] } 36. b4 { [%eval 0.48] } 36... Ncd7 { [%eval 0.42] } 37. a5 { [%eval 0.33] } 37... c5 { [%eval 0.74] } 38. dxc6 { [%eval 0.75] } 38... bxc6 { [%eval 0.79] } 39. Nf5+ { [%eval 0.83] } 39... Bxf5 { [%eval 0.69] } 40. exf5 { [%eval 0.9] } 40... h6 { [%eval 1.04] } 41. Be4 { [%eval 0.56] } 41... Rhc8 { [%eval 0.44] } 42. Ree1 { [%eval -0.08] } 42... d5 { [%eval -0.12] } 43. Bd3 { [%eval -0.09] } 43... Kd6?! { (-0.09 → 0.57) Inaccuracy. d4+ was best. } { [%eval 0.57] } (43... d4+ 44. Kxd4 c5+ 45. bxc5 Nxc5 46. Bc2 Nd7 47. Bd3 Ra6 48. Kc3 Rc5 49. Ne3) 44. Be2 { [%eval 0.27] } 44... c5 { [%eval 0.19] } 45. b5 { [%eval 0.53] } 45... d4+ { [%eval 0.28] } 46. Kb3 { [%eval 0.3] } 46... Rcb8 { [%eval 0.57] } 47. hxg5 { [%eval 0.67] } 47... hxg5 { [%eval 0.28] } 48. Rh1 { [%eval 0.52] } 48... Re8 { [%eval 0.83] } 49. Ne1?! { (0.83 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (49. a6 Re7 50. Ne1 Nf7 51. Bf3 Ra7 52. Bd5 Re3+ 53. Kc2 Rc3+ 54. Kd1 Nfe5) 49... Nf7 { [%eval 0.05] } 50. Bf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 50... Re3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 51. Kb2 { [%eval 0.0] } 51... Rae8 { [%eval 0.0] } 52. Bd5 { [%eval -0.05] } 52... Nfe5 { [%eval 0.0] } 53. Ra3 { [%eval 0.0] } 53... Re2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 54. Kc1 { [%eval 0.0] } 54... g4 { [%eval 0.18] } 55. Rg1 { [%eval -0.36] } 55... Rh8 { [%eval 0.0] } 56. Ng2?? { (0.00 → -2.34) Blunder. a6 was best. } { [%eval -2.34] } (56. a6 Rh3 57. Ra4 Rb3 58. a7 d3 59. Ra6+ Kc7 60. Nxd3 Nxd3+ 61. Kd1 Rf2) 56... Rh2?? { (-2.34 → -0.36) Blunder. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.36] } (56... Nf3 57. Bxf3 gxf3 58. Rxf3 Ra2 59. Rb3 Ne5 60. b6 Rxa5 61. Nf4 Ra1+ 62. Rb1) 57. a6 { [%eval -0.31] } 57... Nb6? { (-0.31 → 1.09) Mistake. Rh3 was best. } { [%eval 1.09] } (57... Rh3 58. Rxh3 gxh3 59. Nf4 Ra2 60. Rh1 Nxc4 61. Kb1 Rb2+ 62. Ka1 Rb4 63. Bxc4) 58. a7 { [%eval 1.03] } 58... d3?? { (1.03 → 5.05) Blunder. Kc7 was best. } { [%eval 5.05] } (58... Kc7 59. a8=R Nxa8 60. Ra7+ Kb6 61. Ra6+ Kc7 62. Bxa8 Kc8 63. Kb1 Nxc4 64. Bd5) 59. Ra6 { [%eval 4.52] } 59... Nxc4 { [%eval 5.25] } 60. a8=Q { [%eval 5.68] } 60... Rc2+ { [%eval 6.29] } 61. Kb1 { [%eval 6.3] } 61... Ke5 { [%eval 5.96] } 62. Qb8+?! { (5.96 → 3.97) Inaccuracy. Rxb6 was best. } { [%eval 3.97] } (62. Rxb6 Nxb6 63. Re1+ Re2 64. Rxe2+ dxe2 65. Qb8+ Kxf5 66. Qf4+ Kg6 67. Qxg4+ Kh7) 62... Kd4 { [%eval 4.96] } 63. Ka1 { [%eval 4.61] } 63... Nxd5 { [%eval 4.62] } 64. Qxh2 { [%eval 3.65] } 64... Nd2?! { (3.65 → 4.97) Inaccuracy. d2 was best. } { [%eval 4.97] } (64... d2 65. Qh1 Nc3 66. Rf1 Ne2 67. b6 Nc1 68. Rf4+ Ke5 69. Rxc4 Nb3+ 70. Kb1) 65. Ra4+?? { (4.97 → 0.09) Blunder. Ra3 was best. } { [%eval 0.09] } (65. Ra3 c4 66. Qd6 Ne4 67. Qa6 Nc5 68. Qa7 Re2 69. Ne1 Ne3 70. Nxd3 cxd3) 65... c4?? { (0.09 → 4.31) Blunder. Kc3 was best. } { [%eval 4.31] } (65... Kc3 66. Rb1 Nb3+ 67. Rxb3+ Kxb3 68. Qg1 Kxa4 69. Ne3 Nxe3 70. Qxe3 c4 71. Kb1) 66. Ra3 { [%eval 4.09] } 66... Nb3+ { [%eval 5.0] } 67. Rxb3 { [%eval 4.94] } 67... cxb3 { [%eval 6.35] } 68. Qd6 { [%eval 7.0] } 68... Kc4 { [%eval 6.51] } 69. Qc6+ { [%eval 6.05] } 69... Kd4 { [%eval 5.71] } 70. Qd6 { [%eval 6.84] } 70... Kc4 { [%eval 6.93] } 71. Ne3+ { [%eval 7.11] } 71... Nxe3 { [%eval 6.87] } 72. Qf4+ { [%eval 6.46] } 72... Kc3 { [%eval 8.55] } 73. Qxe3 { [%eval 7.87] } 73... Ra2+ { [%eval 8.62] } 74. Kb1 { [%eval 8.6] } 74... Rb2+ { [%eval 8.22] } 75. Kc1 { [%eval 9.65] } 75... Rc2+ { [%eval 8.31] } 76. Kd1 { [%eval 7.58] } 76... b2 { [%eval 8.39] } 77. Qxd3+ { [%eval 7.24] } { White wins. } 1-0