[Event "Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge Rapid"] [Site "Weissenhaus, Germany"] [Date "2024.02.10"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Dommaraju, Gukesh"] [Black "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [WhiteFideId "46616543"] [BlackElo "2744"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [BlackFideId "14204118"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/AAArmstark"] [FEN "bbnrkqrn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BBNRKQRN w KQkq - 0 1"] [Variant "Chess960"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [SetUp "1"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/FO3zez69/RGHiHTsm"] [Orientation "white"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:25:18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:25:14] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:25:20] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:25:06] } 3. Qg2 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:24:48] } 3... f5 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:24:38] } 4. b3 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:23:42] } 4... Bc7 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:24:14] } 5. O-O?! { [%eval -0.56] } { Again, castling into it! } { [%clk 0:20:32] } 5... e5 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:23:21] } 6. e3 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:20:03] } 6... Ne7 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:19:39] } 7. d4 { [%eval -0.72] [%clk 0:20:10] } 7... b6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:48] } (7... cxd4! 8. exd4 exd4 9. Ne2 b6 { was better, keeping the pressure against the kingside from afar. } 10. f3 Nc6 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4) 8. f3?! { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:19:58] } (8. d5 { had to be the right idea, keeping the center locked and arguing that Black's light-squared bishop is biting on granite. }) 8... Nf7 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:19:36] } 9. dxe5?! { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 0:18:08] } (9. d5! O-O-O $10) 9... Bxe5 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 0:19:01] } 10. Bxe5 { [%eval -1.16] [%clk 0:17:27] } 10... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:19:09] } 11. e4 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 0:17:24] } 11... fxe4 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:16:44] } 12. Bxe4 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:17:09] } 12... Bxe4 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:16:48] } 13. fxe4 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:17:18] } 13... Qh6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:47] } 14. Nd3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:16:27] } 14... Qe3+ { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:15:28] } 15. Nhf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:33] } 15... N7c6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:33] } 16. Nxe5 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:15:10] } 16... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:15:41] } 17. Rd5 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:15:18] } 17... d6 { [%eval -0.78] } { White has been trying to equalize, but Black's nagging pin on the king is proving difficult to escape. } { [%clk 0:11:11] } 18. Qh3?? { [%eval -3.3] [%clk 0:11:42] } (18. Kh1 O-O 19. Rdd1 Rde8 20. Rde1 Qd2 21. Nh3 { escapes the pins, but } 21... Rxf1+ 22. Rxf1 Qe3 { keeps a bit of an edge, with the h3-knight still not fully integrated into the game. }) 18... O-O { [%eval -3.61] [%clk 0:11:15] } 19. Qe6+ { [%eval -3.49] } { This check achieves nothing. Black will get sufficient pressure against the knight now. } { [%clk 0:11:49] } 19... Rf7 { [%eval -3.33] [%clk 0:10:28] } 20. Kg2 { [%eval -4.37] [%clk 0:07:20] } 20... Qe2 { [%eval -4.33] [%clk 0:09:32] } 21. h3 { [%eval -4.78] [%clk 0:03:19] } 21... Kg7 { [%eval -4.83] [%clk 0:08:58] } 22. Rxd6 { [%eval -5.25] [%clk 0:01:01] } 22... Rxd6 { [%eval -5.17] [%clk 0:09:06] } 23. Qxd6 { [%eval -5.17] [%clk 0:01:10] } 23... Nd3 { [%eval -5.12] [%clk 0:09:05] } 24. Kg1 { [%eval -5.56] [%clk 0:01:11] } (24. Qxd3 Rxf2+ { was the tactical point. }) 24... Nxf2 { [%eval -5.42] [%clk 0:09:13] } 25. Qe5+ { [%eval -11.57] [%clk 0:00:59] } 25... Kh6 { [%eval -11.57] [%clk 0:09:20] } 26. Qe6 { [%eval -10.92] [%clk 0:01:08] } 26... Qf3 { [%eval -10.75] [%clk 0:09:26] } 0-1