[Event "FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2026.04.03"] [Round "05"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Sindarov, Javokhir"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "iDEN4VAH"] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2745"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "D31"] [Opening "Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit, Main Line"] [Termination "Unknown"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.22] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.26] } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.21] } 4... dxe4 { [%eval 0.16] } 5. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.11] } 5... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.16] } 6. Bd2 { [%eval 0.2] } { D31 Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit, Main Line } 6... Qxd4 { [%eval 0.16] } 7. Bxb4 { [%eval 0.25] } 7... Qxe4+ { [%eval 0.13] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.4] } 8... Na6 { [%eval 0.42] } 9. Bd6 { [%eval 0.37] } 9... Qxg2 { [%eval 0.34] } 10. Bf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 10... Qg5 { [%eval -0.04] } 11. Ne2 { [%eval -0.03] } 11... Ne7 { [%eval -0.08] } 12. Ng3 { [%eval 0.0] } 12... O-O { [%eval -0.18] } 13. h4?! { (-0.18 → -0.94) Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval -0.94] } (13. Ne4) 13... Qa5+ { [%eval -1.03] } 14. b4 { [%eval -1.07] } 14... Nxb4 { [%eval -1.14] } 15. O-O { [%eval -1.22] } 15... Re8 { [%eval -1.17] } 16. Qd2 { [%eval -1.2] } 16... c5 { [%eval -1.45] } 17. Rad1 { [%eval -1.22] } 17... Nf5 { [%eval -1.36] } 18. Nxf5 { [%eval -1.39] } 18... exf5 { [%eval -1.36] } 19. Qf4 { [%eval -1.36] } 19... Nc6 { [%eval -1.31] } 20. Kh1?! { (-1.31 → -2.48) Inaccuracy. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval -2.48] } (20. Bxc6) 20... Nd4 { [%eval -2.43] } 21. Rg1 { [%eval -2.24] } 21... g6 { [%eval -2.05] } 22. Bd5?! { (-2.05 → -3.28) Inaccuracy. Rxd4 was best. } { [%eval -3.28] } (22. Rxd4 cxd4 23. h5 Qd8 24. Qxd4 Re6 25. Rd1 g5 26. c5 h6 27. Kg1 Qe8) 22... Be6 { [%eval -3.19] } 23. Bxb7 { [%eval -3.1] } 23... Ne2 { [%eval -3.02] } 24. Qd2 { [%eval -3.41] } 24... Qxd2 { [%eval -3.48] } 25. Rxd2 { [%eval -3.43] } 25... Nxg1 { [%eval -3.49] } 26. Bxa8 { [%eval -3.43] } 26... Rxa8 { [%eval -3.25] } 27. Kxg1 { [%eval -3.55] } 27... Rd8 { [%eval -3.54] } 28. Bf4 { [%eval -3.46] } 28... Rxd2 { [%eval -2.96] } 29. Bxd2 { [%eval -3.11] } 29... Bxc4 { [%eval -3.68] } 30. Be3?! { (-3.68 → -4.73) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%eval -4.73] } (30. a3 Bb5) 30... Bxa2 { [%eval -4.69] } 31. Bxc5 { [%eval -4.65] } 31... a5 { [%eval -4.47] } 32. f4 { [%eval -5.23] } 32... f6 { [%eval -5.17] } 33. Kf2 { [%eval -5.04] } 33... Kf7 { [%eval -4.91] } 34. Ba3 { [%eval -4.82] } 34... Ke6 { [%eval -4.92] } 35. Bf8 { [%eval -5.33] } 35... a4 { [%eval -4.94] } 36. Ke3 { [%eval -5.28] } 36... Kf7 { [%eval -5.26] } 37. Bb4 { [%eval -5.62] } 37... h6 { [%eval -5.59] } 38. Kf2 { [%eval -5.71] } 38... g5 { [%eval -5.93] } 39. Kg3 { [%eval -5.52] } 39... Bd5 { [%eval -5.8] } 40. Ba3 { [%eval -6.57] } 40... Be4 { [%eval -5.5] } 41. Bc1 { [%eval -6.31] } 41... gxh4+ { [%eval -5.84] } { Black wins. } 0-1