[Event "FIDE Candidates 2024"] [Site "Toronto, Canada"] [Date "2024.04.15"] [Round "10"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Abasov, Nijat"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2789"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [WhiteFideId "2016192"] [BlackElo "2632"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [BlackFideId "13402960"] [TimeControl "40/7200:1800+30"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov's Defense: French Attack"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/vfqUR38R"] [StudyName "Round 10"] [ChapterName "Nakamura, Hikaru - Abasov, Nijat"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/vfqUR38R/8VO1aJ9b"] [Orientation "white"] { Lichess's official stream on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/lichessdotorg and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynBIpff10g8 } 1. e4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:59:54] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:59:56] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:59:46] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:59:51] } 3. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:59:26] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:59:46] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:59:22] } 4... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:59:40] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:59:19] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:59:32] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:59:15] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:59:27] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:59:12] } 7... c5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:59:14] } 8. c3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:59:07] } 8... c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:58:27] } 9. Bc2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:59:02] } 9... Bd6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:57:06] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:58:54] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:56:58] } 11. h3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:58:51] } 11... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:55:28] } 12. Bg5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:58:20] } 12... h6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:47:57] } 13. Bh4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:58:06] } 13... b5 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:45:38] } 14. Re1 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:52:27] } 14... a5 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:36:28] } 15. Ne5 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:44:53] } 15... Ra6 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:35:28] } 16. Nd2 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:44:44] } 16... Bc7 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:27:50] } 17. Qf3 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:16:48] } 17... Ne7 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:26:06] } 18. b3 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:14:42] } 18... a4 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:22:44] } 19. bxa4 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:13:58] } 19... bxa4 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:22:37] } 20. Nf1 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:07:22] } 20... a3 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:16:59] } 21. Rab1 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:56:52] } 21... Re6 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 1:15:02] } 22. Ng4 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:51:25] } 22... Nxg4 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:04:17] } 23. hxg4 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:50:43] } 23... Qe8 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:57:23] } 24. Bg3 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 0:46:06] } 24... Ba5 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:49:41] } 25. Rxe6 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:43:23] } 25... Bxe6 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 0:48:29] } 26. Rb7 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:26:24] } 26... Nc8?! { [%eval 1.46] } { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:34] } (26... Nc6 27. Bd6) 27. Bf4?! { [%eval 0.47] } { Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:10] } (27. g5 Qc6 28. Rb8 hxg5 29. Qh5 f5 30. Qxg5 Bd8 31. Qe3 Bd7 32. Bf4 Re8 33. Qf3 Re1) 27... Qc6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:37:39] } 28. Rb8 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:18:50] } 28... Ne7 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:31:33] } 29. Rb1 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:12:10] } 29... Qd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:13] } 30. g5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:11:44] } 30... Bg4 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:26:07] } 31. Qg3 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:11:32] } 31... h5 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:25:57] } 32. Qe3 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:07:46] } 32... Ng6 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:24:17] } 33. Bh2 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 0:07:30] } 33... Re8 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:20:04] } 34. Qd2 { [%eval -0.94] [%clk 0:07:28] } 34... Re2 { [%eval -0.9] [%clk 0:18:14] } 35. Rb8+ { [%eval -0.89] [%clk 0:07:24] } 35... Kh7 { [%eval -0.96] [%clk 0:18:08] } 36. Qc1 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:07:23] } 36... Qe7?? { [%eval 1.04] } { Blunder. Bc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:58] } (36... Bc7 37. Bxc7 Qxc7 38. Ra8 Qe7 39. f3 Bd7 40. Ra7 h4 41. Bxg6+ Kxg6 42. Qb1+ Kxg5 43. Qb7) 37. Be5 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:05:26] } 37... Qe6 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:09:00] } 38. Ng3 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:03:55] } 38... Rxe5 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:08:17] } 39. dxe5 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 0:03:50] } 39... Qxe5 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:08:13] } 40. Rb5 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 0:31:00] } 40... Bxc3 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:36:37] } 41. Qe3 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:31:01] } 41... Qxe3 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:34:03] } 42. fxe3 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 0:31:17] } 42... d4 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:34:05] } 43. exd4 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 0:30:44] } 43... Bxd4+ { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:34:29] } 44. Kf1 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:31:12] } 44... h4?! { [%eval 1.77] } { Inaccuracy. Bb2 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:17] } (44... Bb2 45. Nf5 Ne5 46. Ne3+ g6 47. Nxg4 Nxg4 48. Ke2 Kg7 49. Rc5 Bc1 50. Be4 Be3 51. Ra5) 45. Ne2 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 0:26:17] } 45... Be3 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 0:18:43] } 46. Ra5 { [%eval 1.85] [%clk 0:22:13] } 46... Kg8 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:16:34] } 47. Rxa3 { [%eval 2.13] [%clk 0:18:31] } 47... Bxg5 { [%eval 2.17] [%clk 0:16:58] } 48. Ra8+ { [%eval 2.22] [%clk 0:18:46] } 48... Nf8 { [%eval 2.23] [%clk 0:17:10] } 49. a4 { [%eval 2.01] [%clk 0:19:07] } 49... f5?! { [%eval 2.98] } { Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:01] } (49... g6 50. a5) 50. Nd4 { [%eval 2.87] [%clk 0:14:51] } 50... h3 { [%eval 2.78] [%clk 0:14:23] } 51. gxh3 { [%eval 2.73] [%clk 0:15:15] } 51... Bxh3+ { [%eval 2.89] [%clk 0:14:51] } 52. Kf2 { [%eval 2.91] [%clk 0:15:39] } 52... Bh4+ { [%eval 3.07] [%clk 0:15:17] } 53. Kf3 { [%eval 2.83] [%clk 0:15:24] } 53... Bg4+ { [%eval 3.16] [%clk 0:15:20] } 54. Kg2 { [%eval 2.83] [%clk 0:14:31] } 54... f4 { [%eval 3.4] [%clk 0:15:41] } 55. Bf5 { [%eval 2.83] [%clk 0:13:24] } 55... f3+?! { [%eval 3.78] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:06] } (55... Bxf5 56. Nxf5 Be1 57. Nd6 g5 58. Nxc4 Kf7 59. a5 Bxa5 60. Ne5+ Kf6 61. Rxa5 Ne6 62. Kf3) 56. Kf1 { [%eval 3.99] [%clk 0:13:51] } 56... Bxf5 { [%eval 4.24] [%clk 0:16:32] } 57. Nxf5 { [%eval 4.37] [%clk 0:14:17] } 57... Bg5 { [%eval 4.25] [%clk 0:16:42] } 58. a5 { [%eval 4.19] [%clk 0:14:38] } 1-0