[Event "Croatia Rapid & Blitz"] [Site "Zagreb, Croatia"] [Date "2021.07.07"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Black "Korobov, Anton"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2781"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/PWZ8brKJ"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/PWZ8brKJ/Lp1URdS1"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:25:16] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:25:16] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:16] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:23] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:24:58] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:29] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:25:06] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:36] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:25:03] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:25:43] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:11] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:48] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:25:19] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:25:55] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:24:43] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:26:01] } 9. Bd3?! { [%eval 0.08] } { Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:25] } (9. dxc5 Qa5) 9... c4?! { [%eval 0.85] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:34] } (9... f6) 10. Bf1?! { [%eval 0.27] } { Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:23] } (10. Be2) 10... b5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:24:12] } 11. Ne2?! { [%eval -0.67] } { Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:08] } (11. a3 Qa5 12. Qc1 Qb6 13. Be2 a5 14. Nd1 f6 15. c3 Rb8 16. O-O b4 17. a4 Qd8) 11... f5?! { [%eval 0.01] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:44] } (11... b4 12. h4 f5 13. Kf2 Nb6 14. Kg1 a5 15. a4 bxa3 16. bxa3 Na4 17. Rh3 Bd7 18. h5) 12. h3 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:21:43] } 12... b4 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:23:27] } 13. c3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:21:21] } 13... Rb8 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:23:19] } 14. g4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:21:22] } 14... bxc3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:22:35] } 15. bxc3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:20:56] } 15... Ba3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:21:57] } 16. Bg2 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:20:14] } 16... Rb2 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:20:08] } 17. Qd1 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:20:21] } 17... Qa5 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:19:45] } 18. O-O { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:20:03] } 18... Nb6 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:17:32] } 19. Bd2 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:18:52] } 19... Bd7 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:16:50] } 20. gxf5 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:17:52] } 20... Rxf5 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:15:19] } 21. Ng3?! { [%eval 0.16] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:09] } (21. h4 Ne7 22. Bh3 Rf8 23. h5 Qa4 24. Qe1 Nf5 25. Ng3 Be7 26. Nxf5 exf5 27. Kh1 Be6) 21... Rf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:30] } 22. Ng5?? { [%eval -2.57] } { Blunder. Qe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:18] } (22. Qe1 Ne7 23. Nh4 Nc6) 22... h6?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:07] } (22... Nxd4 23. Rb1 Rxa2 24. Be3 Nf5 25. Nxf5 Rxf5 26. Qe1 Bc5 27. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 28. Kh1 Qe7 29. Nf3) 23. Nxe6 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:16:23] } 23... Bxe6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:11] } 24. f5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:32] } 24... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:55] } 25. fxe6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:36] } 25... Rxf1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:34] } 26. Nxf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:38] } 26... Nxe6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:09:06] } 27. Qg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:41] } 27... Kf7 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:07:55] } 28. Kh1 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:15:53] } 28... Ke7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:01] } 29. Be1 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:15:01] } 29... Qb5 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:06:27] } 30. Rd1 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:13:13] } 30... d4?! { [%eval 0.31] } { Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:28] } (30... Rb1 31. Ne3) 31. Ng3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:11:16] } 31... d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:53] } 32. Nf5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:22] } 32... Kf7?? { [%eval 7.38] } { Blunder. Kf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:54] } (32... Kf8 33. Nd4 Nxd4 34. cxd4 Rb1 35. Qf5+ Ke7 36. Bh4+ g5 37. Qf6+ Kd7 38. e6+ Kc8 39. Qh8+) 33. Bh4 { [%eval 7.27] [%clk 0:09:43] } 33... Rxg2? { [%eval #6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:21] } (33... Rb1 34. Nxh6+) 34. Nxh6+ { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:09:45] } 1-0