[Event "12th Sinquefield Cup"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2025.08.26"] [Round "8.1"] [White "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"] [Black "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "zYEeVmVP"] [WhiteElo "2771"] [BlackElo "2766"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "E65"] [Opening "King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Exchange Line"] [Termination "Unknown"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.19] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.18] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.1] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.12] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.07] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.14] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.06] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.09] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.06] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] } 7. d4 { [%eval 0.16] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.21] } 8. dxc5 { [%eval 0.26] } 8... dxc5 { [%eval 0.21] } { E65 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Exchange Line } 9. Bf4 { [%eval 0.18] } 9... Nd4 { [%eval 0.39] } 10. Be5 { [%eval 0.2] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval 0.31] } 11. Bf4 { [%eval 0.18] } 11... Nd4 { [%eval 0.45] } 12. Re1 { [%eval 0.35] } 12... Bf5 { [%eval 0.62] } 13. Nh4 { [%eval 0.5] } 13... Be6?! { (0.50 → 1.22) Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best. } { [%eval 1.22] } (13... Bc8) 14. Bxb7 { [%eval 1.34] } 14... Bxc4 { [%eval 1.28] } 15. e3?! { (1.28 → 0.43) Inaccuracy. Be5 was best. } { [%eval 0.43] } (15. Be5 Rb8 16. Bxb8 Qxb8 17. Bg2 Qxb2 18. Qc1 Qc2 19. Rb1 Ng4 20. h3 Qxc1) 15... Ne6 { [%eval 0.48] } 16. Be5 { [%eval 0.46] } 16... Qxd1 { [%eval 0.47] } 17. Rexd1 { [%eval 0.45] } 17... Rad8 { [%eval 0.41] } 18. Nf3 { [%eval 0.46] } 18... Bd3 { [%eval 0.45] } 19. Ne1 { [%eval 0.46] } 19... Bf5 { [%eval 0.44] } 20. a4 { [%eval 0.12] } 20... Ng5 { [%eval 0.19] } 21. f3 { [%eval 0.28] } 21... Nd7?? { (0.28 → 2.11) Blunder. Bc8 was best. } { [%eval 2.11] } (21... Bc8) 22. Bxg7 { [%eval 2.07] } 22... Kxg7 { [%eval 2.13] } 23. g4 { [%eval 1.73] } 23... Be6 { [%eval 1.76] } 24. h4 { [%eval 1.76] } 24... Bb3 { [%eval 1.64] } 25. hxg5 { [%eval 1.74] } 25... Bxd1 { [%eval 1.77] } 26. Rxd1 { [%eval 1.85] } 26... Ne5 { [%eval 1.8] } 27. Ba6 { [%eval 1.69] } 27... Rxd1 { [%eval 1.75] } 28. Nxd1 { [%eval 1.75] } 28... Rd8 { [%eval 1.76] } 29. Nf2 { [%eval 1.72] } 29... Rd6 { [%eval 1.69] } 30. Bb5 { [%eval 1.72] } 30... a6 { [%eval 1.76] } 31. Be2 { [%eval 1.73] } 31... Rb6 { [%eval 1.93] } 32. Nd1 { [%eval 1.86] } 32... Rb4 { [%eval 1.98] } 33. f4 { [%eval 1.97] } 33... Nd7 { [%eval 1.92] } 34. Nc2 { [%eval 1.9] } 34... Rxa4 { [%eval 1.83] } 35. Nc3 { [%eval 1.73] } 35... Ra5 { [%eval 1.51] } 36. Bc4 { [%eval 1.03] } 36... f6 { [%eval 1.57] } 37. gxf6+ { [%eval 1.39] } 37... Nxf6 { [%eval 1.5] } 38. g5 { [%eval 1.71] } 38... Ne8 { [%eval 2.0] } 39. Kf2 { [%eval 1.98] } 39... Nd6 { [%eval 2.06] } 40. Be6 { [%eval 2.02] } 40... h6 { [%eval 2.1] } 41. gxh6+ { [%eval 2.09] } 41... Kxh6 { [%eval 1.93] } 42. Kf3 { [%eval 1.67] } 42... Nb5 { [%eval 2.18] } 43. Ne4 { [%eval 2.18] } 43... Nd6 { [%eval 2.79] } 44. Nxd6 { [%eval 2.6] } 44... exd6 { [%eval 2.56] } 45. Ke4? { (2.56 → 1.29) Mistake. Na3 was best. } { [%eval 1.29] } (45. Na3 Ra4 46. Nc4 Kg7 47. Nxd6 Rb4 48. Nc4 Kf6 49. Bg8 a5 50. e4 Rb8) 45... Rb5 { [%eval 1.36] } 46. b3 { [%eval 1.19] } 46... Ra5 { [%eval 1.16] } 47. Ne1 { [%eval 1.24] } 47... Ra1 { [%eval 1.36] } 48. Nd3 { [%eval 1.46] } 48... a5 { [%eval 1.31] } 49. Bc4 { [%eval 1.12] } 49... a4 { [%eval 1.57] } 50. bxa4 { [%eval 1.56] } 50... Rxa4 { [%eval 0.88] } 51. Kd5 { [%eval 0.88] } 51... g5 { [%eval 0.87] } 52. f5 { [%eval 1.04] } 52... g4 { [%eval 1.54] } 53. f6 { [%eval 1.54] } 53... Rxc4?? { (1.54 → 6.01) Blunder. Kh7 was best. } { [%eval 6.01] } (53... Kh7 54. Nf4) 54. Kxc4 { [%eval 5.47] } 54... Kg6 { [%eval 5.39] } 55. Kd5 { [%eval 5.55] } 55... Kxf6?! { (5.55 → 9.62) Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval 9.62] } (55... Kf7 56. Nf4 Kxf6 57. e4 c4 58. Kxd6 c3 59. Nd5+ Kg5 60. Nxc3 Kf4 61. Kd5) 56. Nf2 { [%eval 7.12] } 56... g3?! { (7.12 → 17.68) Inaccuracy. Kg5 was best. } { [%eval 17.68] } (56... Kg5 57. Ne4+ Kf5 58. Nxd6+ Kf6 59. Ne4+ Kf5 60. Ng3+ Kf6 61. Kxc5 Ke5 62. Kc4) 57. Ne4+ { [%eval 6.97] } 57... Kf5 { [%eval 6.47] } 58. Nxg3+ { [%eval 7.87] } 58... Kg4 { [%eval 5.6] } 59. Nf1 { [%eval 5.46] } 59... Kf3 { [%eval 6.45] } 60. Kxd6 { [%eval 6.53] } { White wins. } 1-0