[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.04.15"] [Round "7.7"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2876"] [BlackElo "2702"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B40"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: French Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 { B40 Sicilian Defense: French Variation } 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. d3?! { (0.42 → -0.21) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } (5. Nc3 d5 6. exd5 exd5 7. d4 Bg4 8. h3 cxd4 9. Nxd5 Be6) 5... d5 6. Qe2 Be7 7. e5 Nd7 8. c4 Qc7?! { (-0.36 → 0.21) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } (8... a6) 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nc3 Nb6 11. Bf4?! { (0.42 → -0.35) Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } (11. Nb5 Qd8 12. Nd6+ Bxd6 13. exd6+ Be6 14. Bf4 O-O 15. O-O h6 16. h4 Re8 17. Rfe1 Nd7) 11... Be6 12. h4?! { (0.02 → -0.55) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (12. d4 c4) 12... Qd7 13. O-O h6?! { (-0.67 → -0.09) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (13... O-O 14. d4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Nb5 Bg4 17. Qd3 Bf5 18. Qb3 d3 19. Nd6 Bxd6 20. exd6) 14. Qd2?! { (-0.09 → -0.87) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (14. d4) 14... O-O-O? { (-0.87 → 0.34) Mistake. O-O was best. } (14... O-O) 15. a4 a5 16. Nb5 g5?! { (0.66 → 1.67) Inaccuracy. Kb8 was best. } (16... Kb8) 17. hxg5 hxg5 18. Nxg5 Bxg5?! { (1.72 → 2.43) Inaccuracy. Rdf8 was best. } (18... Rdf8 19. Nd6+) 19. Bxg5 Bh3 20. f4?? { (2.15 → 0.00) Blunder. e6 was best. } (20. e6 Qxe6) 20... Bxg2 21. Qxg2 Rdg8 22. Bf6? { (0.19 → -0.93) Mistake. Rac1 was best. } (22. Rac1 Kb8) 22... Rh6?? { (-0.93 → 0.90) Blunder. Rh3 was best. } (22... Rh3 23. Rf3 Qg4 24. Nd6+ Kc7 25. Nxf7 Nd4 26. Raf1 Nxf3+ 27. Rxf3 Qxf3 28. Qxf3 Rgxg3+ 29. Qxg3) 23. Kf2?? { (0.90 → -1.15) Blunder. f5 was best. } (23. f5 d4 24. g4 Nd5 25. Nd6+ Kb8 26. Qxd5 Rxg4+ 27. Kf2 Nb4 28. Qxb7+ Qxb7 29. Nxb7 Kxb7) 23... Rhg6? { (-1.15 → 0.40) Mistake. Nb4 was best. } (23... Nb4) 24. Bh4 Kb8 25. Rac1?? { (0.10 → -2.96) Blunder. Qf3 was best. } (25. Qf3) 25... Nb4 26. Qf3 Nxa4 27. Nd6 Nxb2 28. Rc3 Rxd6? { (-2.87 → -1.46) Mistake. f6 was best. } (28... f6 29. Rb3 fxe5 30. fxe5 c4 31. Rxb2 Nxd3+ 32. Kg2 Nxb2 33. Qxd5 Qc6 34. Qxc6 bxc6 35. Rb1) 29. exd6 Qxd6 30. Rb3? { (-1.35 → -3.29) Mistake. Rb1 was best. } (30. Rb1 Na4) 30... Na4?? { (-3.29 → -1.03) Blunder. c4 was best. } (30... c4 31. dxc4) 31. Ra1? { (-1.03 → -2.25) Mistake. Ra3 was best. } (31. Ra3) 31... b5?! { (-2.25 → -1.37) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } (31... c4) 32. Qe2?! { (-1.37 → -2.35) Inaccuracy. Qh5 was best. } (32. Qh5 Rc8) 32... c4 33. dxc4 dxc4 34. Re3 Nc5?? { (-2.09 → 0.00) Blunder. Qc6 was best. } (34... Qc6 35. Qf3 Qxf3+ 36. Kxf3 Nc6 37. Bf6 Nc5 38. Rb1 Nb3 39. Rh1 a4 40. Rh7 a3 41. Re1) 35. Rxa5?! { (0.00 → -0.64) Inaccuracy. Re8+ was best. } (35. Re8+ Rxe8 36. Qxe8+ Kc7 37. Rxa5 Nc6 38. Rxb5 Qd5 39. Kg1 c3 40. Qe3 Qd1+ 41. Kg2 Nd7) 35... Ncd3+ 36. Kf1 Qc6 37. Qf3 Nd5 38. Rxd3?! { (0.00 → -0.83) Inaccuracy. Re2 was best. } (38. Re2 Qb7 39. Ra3 b4 40. Rxd3 cxd3 41. Re5 Nc3 42. Qxd3 Qc6 43. Qd4 Qh1+ 44. Kf2 Nd1+) 38... cxd3 39. Qxd3 Nc7 40. Kf2?? { (-0.51 → -8.51) Blunder. Ra3 was best. } (40. Ra3 Nd5) 40... Qb6+ 41. Kg2 Qxa5 42. Bf6 Qa8+ 43. Kf2 Qc6 44. Be5 Kb7 45. Qb3 Nd5 46. Qa3? { (-9.53 → Mate in 16) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f5 was best. } (46. f5 Qc5+) 46... Rc8?! { (Mate in 16 → -10.53) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc2+ was best. } (46... Qc2+ 47. Ke1 Rc8 48. Qb2 Qe4+ 49. Qe2 Rc1+ 50. Kf2 Rc2 51. Qxc2 Qxc2+ 52. Kf3 Qd3+ 53. Kf2) 47. Qf3?! { (-10.53 → Mate in 23) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd3 was best. } (47. Qd3 Ra8) 47... Qc2+ { White resigns. } 0-1