[Event "FIDE Candidates 2024"]
[Site "Toronto"]
[Date "2024.04.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Kidambi"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[GameId "504966034762"]
[EventDate "2024.04.04"]
{[%evp 0,77,26,39,10,19,18,25,28,-1,-5,3,16,17,23,7,30,10,11,-26,2,5,2,-22,14,16,0,-35,-20,-20,-18,-23,-23,-8,-15,-23,-23,-19,-19,-32,-29,-32,-26,-55,-50,-53,-12,-16,-13,-32,-15,-18,-24,-24,-29,-28,-29,-61,-61,-75,26,17,167,245,309,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Bc2 Bg4 {[#]} 11. Qe1 $5 {A move, which has picked up popularity in the last few years. White drastically gets away from the pin and introduces lot of imbalances in the position, inviting Black to part with his pair of bishops to break White's kingside pawn structure.} Nc5 (11... Bxf3 12. gxf3 Qd7 $5 13. Qe2 (13. fxe4 Qg4+ $11) 13... Nc5 14. f4) 12. Nbd2 Ne6 13. Kh1 $5 {White is introducing the idea of retreating his knight to g1 and start pushing his kingside majority forward.} Bh5 $5 {Black reacts by preparing an exchange of light squared bishops on g6.} 14. Nb3 Bxf3 {Black goes for the imbalance of giving up the bishop pair and shattering White's kingside, because he can exchange the dark squared bishops and gain control of f4 square.} (14... Bg6 $5 15. Qe2 O-O 16. Nfd4 Ncxd4 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. cxd4 {White has the better structure, so perhaps his position is more pleasant, although it’s not a big deal.}) 15. gxf3 Bg5 16. Rg1 {White logically uses the semi open g-file as an attacking front.} Bxc1 17. Nxc1 Qh4 $1 {Black also logically plays for control of dark squares. The position is in dynamic balance and with rich strategic complexity.} 18. Rg4 Qh5 19. Nd3 O-O 20. Qe2 {Finally White gets ready for connecting his pawns with f3-f4 after supporting the rook on g4 and also getting ready for swinging his other rook over to g1, but Black is prepared for this and is right on time to break White's structure with...} f5 $1 21. exf6 {White has to take this, as otherwise Black is better after securing a wonderful square for his knight on e6.} Rxf6 22. f4 {White has one more pawn on the kingside and the semi open g-file. Black has all the pieces jumping around White's kingside and his slightly weakened pawns. White's light squared bishop has long term potential, but Black's knights are good too. All in all, it is a complex but dynamically balanced position.} Rh6 23. f3 Rf8 24. Qf2 Rff6 $1 {Black is bringing every piece to the party. Optically it even looks better for Black, however White is not without resources in an objective sense.} 25. Re1 Qf7 26. Qg3 (26. Bb3 Rh5 27. Rh4 h6 28. Rxh5 Qxh5 {the d5-point is well defended.}) 26... Rh5 {Protecting d5 and vacating the h6-square for the other rook.} 27. a4 Rfh6 ({Black could also go for the more solid} 27... g6 28. Rg1 Kh8 {Both sides cannot make much progress and the position remains in balance.}) ({[RR Big entanglements were possible after a more ambitious black play:} 27... b4 $5 28. Nxb4 Nxb4 29. cxb4 Nxf4 30. b5 axb5 31. a5) 28. Re2 Rh3 29. Qe1 Rxf3 ({There was a direct forcing line with} 29... Qh5 $5 30. Qg1 Rxf3 31. Rxe6 Rf1 32. Rxg7+ Kf8 33. Rg8+ Kf7 34. Rg7+ Kxe6 35. Nc5+ {[#] Whites gives a perpetual with his Knight.}) 30. Nc5 Qh5 $6 {[#]} (30... Nf8 31. axb5 axb5 32. f5 Rf6 $11 {This keeps the game quiet and equal.}) 31. Nxe6 $6 {After this Pragg forces a draw.} ({Apparently stronger was:} 31. Reg2 Ne5 $1 32. fxe5 Qf7 33. Bd3 Nxc5 34. Rxg7+ Qxg7 {Leads to an interesting Queen versus two rooks imbalance where White seems to be pressing, but Black also keeps fighting!} 35. Rxg7+ (35. Qg1 $5) 35... Kxg7 36. Qg1+ Kf7 37. Qxc5 Rxd3 $13) 31... Qxg4 32. Ng5 Ne5 $1 {Black blocks the e-file and forces a perpetual check.} (32... Ne7 {Another way to equalise was the less spectacular.} 33. Rxe7 Rxh2+ 34. Kxh2 Qxf4+ 35. Kg2 Qg4+ 36. Kh1 Qh5+ 37. Kg2 $11) 33. Rxe5 Rxh2+ 34. Kxh2 Qh5+ 35. Kg2 Qg4+ 36. Kh1 Qh5+ 37. Kg2 Qg4+ 38. Kh1 Qh5+ 39. Kg2 {A nice start to the tournament, where two youngsters fought a complex strategic game and the game ends in a tactical draw.} 1/2-1/2
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