[Event "Grand Chess Tour: Sinquefield Cup 2024"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2024.08.28"] [Round "9.4"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Praggnanandhaa R"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2749"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] [Annotator "Chess.com-Chessbase-Stcokfish 16.1"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C12"] [Opening "French Defense: McCutcheon Variation, Exchange Variation"] [StudyName "SINQUEFIELD CUP 2024 - ROD 9"] [ChapterName "Firouzja, Alireza - Praggnanandhaa R"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/3O9dZ81L/oZx1JM1K"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.14] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.37] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.35] } 4. Bg5 { [%eval 0.15] } 4... Bb4 { [%eval 0.49] } 5. exd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval -0.01] } 6... Ne4 { [%eval -0.06] } 7. Bd2 { [%eval -0.02] } 7... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. bxc3 { [%eval 0.08] } 8... Nxd2 { [%eval 0.1] } 9. Qxd2 { [%eval 0.09] } 9... b6 { [%eval 0.06] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 0.08] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval 0.22] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.26] } 11... Nd7 { [%eval 0.26] } 12. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.11] } 12... Qd6 { [%eval 0.17] } 13. Qe3 $146 { [%eval -0.05] } (13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Rxe5 O-O-O 15. Qe3 Qa3 16. Bc4 Qb2 17. Rc1 h5 18. Rb5 Qa3 19. Rcb1 h4 20. h3 Rh6 21. Rg5 g6 22. Rg4 Rh5 23. Bb3 Qd6 24. c4 c5 25. c3 Rdh8 26. Rd1 Rf5 27. Bc2 Rf6 { 1-0 Tober,G (2270)-Spindelboeck,G (2273) AUT-chT2M 1314 2013 (6.5) }) (13. Re3 h6 14. a4 (14. Rae1 O-O-O 15. Qe2 Qa3 16. Bc4 Kb8 17. Bb3 Qd6 18. Ba4 Nf6 19. Ne5 Rhe8 20. c4 c5 21. c3 cxd4 22. cxd4 Qxd4 23. Nxf7 Rc8 24. Ne5 Red8 25. Rd1 Qc5 26. Bd7 Nxd7 27. Nxd7+ Rxd7 { 1-0 Schmittdiel,E (2450)-Stone,A (2270) Berliner Sommer 15th 1997 (6) }) 14... a5 15. Rae1 O-O-O 16. c4 Qb4 17. c3 Qxa4 18. Qb2 c5 19. d5 exd5 20. Bf5 Kc7 21. Re7 g6 22. Rb1 Kb8 23. Rxd7 Rxd7 24. Bc2 Qc6 25. Ne5 Qc7 26. Nxd7+ Qxd7 27. Qxb6 Qc7 { ½-½ Hector,J (2509)-Jorgensen,B (2265) Copenhagen Obro New Year op 2013 (6) }) (13. Qe2 O-O 14. a4 a5 15. Be4 Ba6 16. Bd3 Bb7 17. Be4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Nf6 19. Qd3 c5 20. c4 Rfd8 21. c3 Rac8 22. Qe2 h6 23. h3 Rc7 24. Reb1 cxd4 25. cxd4 Rdc8 26. Qe5 Qxe5 27. Nxe5 Nd7 28. Nxd7 Rxd7 29. Rxb6 Rxc4 30. Rb5 Rd5 31. Rab1 Rcxd4 32. Rxd5 exd5 33. Rb5 Rxa4 34. Rxd5 Ra2 35. f4 g6 36. Kh2 Kg7 37. Kg3 a4 38. Ra5 a3 39. Ra6 Ra1 40. Kh2 h5 41. Kg3 Ra2 42. Ra7 Kf6 { ½-½ Ruefenacht,M (2360)-Wehner,R (2275) Oberliga Baden 2223 2022 (4.5) }) 13... Bxf3 { [%eval -0.08] } 14. Qxf3 { [%eval -0.05] } 14... O-O { [%eval -0.05] } 15. a4 { [%eval -0.19] } 15... c5 { [%eval -0.09] } 16. a5 { [%eval -0.07] } 16... Rad8 { [%eval -0.04] } 17. axb6 { [%eval -0.21] } 17... axb6 { [%eval -0.03] } 18. Qg3 { [%eval -0.07] } 18... Nf6 { [%eval -0.11] } 19. Reb1 { [%eval -0.08] } 19... cxd4 { [%eval -0.05] } 20. Qxd6 { [%eval -0.16] } 20... Rxd6 { [%eval -0.09] } 21. cxd4 { [%eval -0.11] } 21... Rxd4 { [%eval -0.08] } 22. Rxb6 { [%eval -0.04] } 22... Nd7 { [%eval -0.1] } 23. Rc6 { [%eval -0.11] } 23... Ne5 { [%eval -0.07] } 24. Rc3 { [%eval -0.13] } 24... g6 { [%eval -0.03] } 25. Ra5 { [%eval -0.12] } { Firouzja has played the role of pacifist so far in the game but Praggnanandhaa can always be counted on to find every available chance. } 25... Rb8!! { [%eval -0.12] } { A simple trick that would work wonders in bullet chess or against a lesser player than Firouzja. } 26. Bf1 { [%eval -0.07] } (26. Rxe5?? { Normally if a super-GM offers you a free piece it isn't free... } 26... Rxd3!! { White must choose between giving up a rook or being bank-rank checkmated. } 27. Rxd3? (27. g3 Rxc3) 27... Rb1+ 28. Rd1 Rxd1+ 29. Re1 Rxe1#) 26... Ng4 { [%eval -0.07] } 27. h3 { [%eval -0.15] } { White's role now is to kick away dangerous pieces and offer trades. } 27... Nf6 { [%eval -0.09] } 28. Rd3 { [%eval -0.15] } 28... Re4 { [%eval -0.15] } 29. Rd1 { [%eval -0.1] } 29... Reb4 { [%eval -0.1] } 30. g3 { [%eval -0.09] } 30... Rc8 { [%eval -0.1] } 31. Bd3 { [%eval -0.15] } 31... h5 { [%eval -0.13] } 32. h4 { [%eval -0.16] } { White fortifies his c2-pawn and now, even if Black wins this pawn for free, the game would be drawn. } 32... Kg7 { [%eval -0.03] } 33. Kg2 { [%eval -0.05] } 33... Rc7 { [%eval -0.05] } 34. Rda1 { [%eval -0.11] } 34... Ng4 { [%eval 0.0] } 35. Ra7 { [%eval 0.0] } 35... Rxa7 { [%eval 0.0] } 36. Rxa7 { [%eval 0.0] } 36... Kf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 37. Rc7 { [%eval 0.0] } 37... Rb1 { [%eval 0.0] } 38. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] } 38... Ne5 { [%eval 0.0] } 39. Bf3 { [%eval -0.03] } 39... Re1 { [%eval -0.01] } 40. Bb7 { [%eval 0.0] } 40... Rd1 { [%eval 0.0] } 41. Ba6 { [%eval 0.0] } 41... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 42. Rc5 { [%eval -0.04] } 42... Re1 { [%eval 0.0] } 43. Rc7 { [%eval 0.0] } 43... Rd1 { [%eval 0.0] } 44. Rc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 44... Kf6 { [%eval -0.02] } 45. Rc7 { [%eval -0.04] } 45... Rd2 { [%eval 0.0] } 46. Kf1 { [%eval 0.0] } 46... Rd1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 47. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] [#] With no clear way to proceed the players repeat for a third time in a roundabout way. } { PRECISÃO LICHESS.ORG: BRANCAS 98% PRETAS 99% PRECISÃO CHESS.COM: BRANCAS 99.0 PRETAS 99.1 } 1/2-1/2