[Event "Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge"] [Site "Weissenhaus, Germany"] [Date "2024.02.12"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2830"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [WhiteFideId "1503014"] [BlackElo "2760"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [BlackFideId "12573981"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/AAArmstark"] [FEN "rkrbqnbn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RKRBQNBN w CAca - 0 1"] [Variant "Chess960"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [SetUp "1"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/FO3zez69/geIlDRHA"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:15:16] } 1... h6 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 0:15:20] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:15:01] } 2... Bh7 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:15:29] } 3. f3 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:14:54] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:15:27] } 4. a4 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:14:19] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 0:15:34] } 5. a5 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 0:14:11] } 5... a6 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:15:39] } 6. Nf2 { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 0:13:42] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:15:39] } 7. Nd2 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:12:05] } 7... Nd7 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:15:42] } 8. Nd3 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 0:12:03] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 1.74] [%clk 0:15:39] } 9. c4 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 0:11:28] } 9... Ng6 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 0:15:12] } 10. Ba4 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 0:11:16] } 10... Qd8 { [%eval 1.76] [%clk 0:14:28] } 11. Qe2 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 0:10:46] } 11... Nh5 { [%eval 2.45] [%clk 0:11:51] } 12. g3 { [%eval 2.2] [%clk 0:10:27] } 12... c6 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 0:11:03] } 13. Bc2 { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 0:09:44] } 13... Nf6 { [%eval 1.85] [%clk 0:09:33] } 14. exd5 { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 0:08:56] } 14... exd5 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 0:07:57] } 15. Ne5 { [%eval 1.74] [%clk 0:09:03] } 15... Nh8 { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 0:07:15] } 16. Bxh7 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:08:48] } 16... Nxh7 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:07:24] } 17. cxd5 { [%eval 2.01] [%clk 0:08:42] } 17... cxd5 { [%eval 2.1] [%clk 0:07:31] } 18. Rxc8+ { [%eval 2.21] [%clk 0:08:31] } 18... Qxc8 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 0:07:39] } 19. Nb3 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:08:27] } 19... Ng5 { [%eval 2.15] [%clk 0:06:55] } 20. Ka2 { [%eval 2.33] [%clk 0:06:26] } 20... Qe8 { [%eval 2.23] [%clk 0:06:27] } 21. Rc1 { [%eval 2.2] [%clk 0:05:53] } 21... f6 { [%eval 2.17] [%clk 0:04:58] } 22. h4 { [%eval 1.94] [%clk 0:02:57] } 22... Nh3 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 0:04:56] } 23. Qc2 { [%eval 2.6] [%clk 0:01:54] } 23... Bd6 { [%eval 2.75] [%clk 0:04:58] } 24. Be3 { [%eval 2.69] [%clk 0:02:03] } 24... Ka7 { [%eval 2.69] [%clk 0:04:38] } 25. f4 { [%eval 2.45] [%clk 0:00:58] } 25... Rd8 { [%eval 3.08] [%clk 0:00:54] } 26. Nc5 { [%eval 2.96] [%clk 0:01:05] } 26... Qb5 { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 0:00:50] } 27. Qb3?? { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:00:13] } (27. Ne6 Re8 28. Nxg7 Re7 29. Nf5 Qxa5+ 30. Kb1 Rc7 31. Qb3 Bf8 32. Rxc7 Qxc7 33. Qxd5 fxe5) (27. Qd3 { even this is better: } 27... Bxc5 28. Rxc5 Qxd3 29. Nxd3 { when Black has the same problems as in the notes to Black's 27th move, but White is no longer down a piece! }) 27... Qxa5+?? { [%eval 3.23] [%clk 0:00:42] } (27... Bxc5! { was the key resource. } 28. Qxb5 (28. Rxc5 Qxb3+ 29. Kxb3 fxe5 30. fxe5 Kb8 $17) 28... axb5 29. Rxc5 fxe5 30. fxe5 { and White has compensation for the piece due to Black's gruesome knights, but not much more. }) 28. Kb1 { [%eval 3.29] [%clk 0:00:22] } 28... Qb5 { [%eval 3.73] [%clk 0:00:32] } (28... Bxc5 29. dxc5! { with the point that now } 29... d4 { is too slow: } 30. c6 $18) 29. Qxb5 { [%eval 3.64] [%clk 0:00:30] } 29... axb5 { [%eval 3.68] [%clk 0:00:41] } 30. Ne6 { [%eval 3.77] [%clk 0:00:38] } 30... Rg8 { [%eval 3.77] [%clk 0:00:12] } 31. Rh1 { [%eval 3.59] [%clk 0:00:45] } 31... Kb8 { [%eval 3.73] [%clk 0:00:17] } 32. Rxh3 { [%eval 3.87] [%clk 0:00:52] } 32... fxe5 { [%eval 3.99] [%clk 0:00:26] } 33. dxe5 { [%eval 4.0] [%clk 0:00:57] } 33... Be7 { [%eval 3.92] [%clk 0:00:35] } 34. Rh1 { [%eval 3.75] [%clk 0:00:59] } 34... Kc8 { [%eval 5.22] [%clk 0:00:30] } 35. Rc1+ { [%eval 5.1] [%clk 0:00:51] } 35... Kd7 { [%eval 5.58] [%clk 0:00:39] } 36. f5 { [%eval 5.61] [%clk 0:01:00] } 36... Bd8 { [%eval 5.74] [%clk 0:00:48] } 37. Rc5 { [%eval 5.16] [%clk 0:01:00] } 1-0