[Event "Legends of Chess Final"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.08.02"] [Round "1.31"] [White "Giri, Anish"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "mIqa1MbI"] [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 0.36] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.34] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] } 2... Bf5 { [%eval 0.49] } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.46] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.46] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.42] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.44] } { D06 Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense, Pseudo-Chigorin } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.28] } 5... exd5 { [%eval 0.4] } 6. Bf4 { [%eval 0.4] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.55] } 7. e3 { [%eval 0.43] } 7... Bd6?! { (0.43 → 1.03) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 1.03] } (7... Bb4 8. Bd3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Na5 11. O-O c6 12. Bg5) 8. Bg5 { [%eval 0.6] } 8... Bb4 { [%eval 0.75] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.72] } 9... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.82] } 10. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.84] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.69] } 11. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.62] } 11... Qxf6 { [%eval 0.72] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.89] } 12... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.7] } 13. Qxc3 { [%eval 0.74] } 13... O-O { [%eval 0.65] } 14. Rfc1 { [%eval 0.76] } 14... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.73] } 15. Ne5 { [%eval 0.33] } 15... Rd6 { [%eval 0.82] } 16. Qb3?! { (0.82 → 0.20) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval 0.2] } (16. b4 Qf5 17. Nd3 Rc8 18. b5 Ne7 19. a4 Rf6 20. h3 c6 21. Qb3 Ng6 22. bxc6 Rcxc6) 16... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.26] } 17. dxe5 { [%eval 0.18] } 17... Qxe5 { [%eval 0.18] } 18. Qxb7 { [%eval 0.23] } 18... Rad8 { [%eval 0.24] } 19. Qxa7 { [%eval 0.25] } 19... d4 { [%eval 0.32] } 20. exd4 { [%eval 0.41] } 20... Rxd4 { [%eval 0.26] } 21. Re1 { [%eval 0.33] } 21... Qd6 { [%eval 0.39] } 22. Rac1 { [%eval 0.25] } 22... Rd1?! { (0.25 → 1.08) Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best. } { [%eval 1.08] } (22... Rd2 23. b3) 23. Qe3?! { (1.08 → 0.03) Inaccuracy. Rcxd1 was best. } { [%eval 0.03] } (23. Rcxd1 Qxd1 24. Qe3 Qc2 25. Qc1 Rd2 26. Qxc2 Rxc2 27. Rb1 Kf8 28. a4 Ke8 29. a5 Kd7) 23... Rd2 { [%eval 0.08] } 24. Rb1 { [%eval 0.06] } 24... Qf6 { [%eval 0.03] } 25. Qf3 { [%eval 0.02] } 25... Qd4 { [%eval 0.06] } 26. Rbc1 { [%eval 0.0] } 26... c5 { [%eval 0.0] } 27. g3 { [%eval 0.0] } 27... Qxb2 { [%eval 0.0] } 28. Rxc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 28... Qxa2 { [%eval 0.0] } 29. Rce5 { [%eval 0.0] } 29... Qa8 { [%eval 0.0] } 30. Qxa8 { [%eval 0.0] } 30... Rxa8 { [%eval 0.0] } 31. Re8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 31... Rxe8 { [%eval 0.0] } 32. Rxe8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 32... Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] } 33. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] } 33... g6 { [%eval 0.0] } 34. h4 { [%eval 0.0] } 34... h5 { [%eval 0.0] } 35. Re3 { [%eval 0.0] } 35... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 36. Rf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 36... Ra2 { [%eval 0.0] } 37. Re3 { [%eval 0.0] } 37... Rb2 { [%eval 0.0] } 38. Rf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 38... Ra2 { [%eval 0.0] } 39. Re3 { [%eval 0.0] } 39... Rb2 { [%eval 0.0] } 40. Rf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 40... Ra2 { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2