Firouzja in World Rapid 2018

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Firouzja in World Rapid 2018

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Hi,

[d]r1b1k2r/pp3ppp/1qn1pn2/1N1p4/2P5/P5P1/1P1QPP1P/R1B1KB1R w KQkq - 0 10

In Firouzja vs Andreikin white played Qe3 here, but black played ... d4 preventing the Qs exchange, keeping the game closed and gaining time by attacking whites Q. Instead better is:

10. Nd6+ Ke7 11. cxd5 (11.
Nxc8+ Raxc8 12. Bg2 Nd4) 11... exd5 (11... Nxd5 12. Nc4 Qb3 13. Qg5+ Kf8 14.
Na5) 12. Nxc8+ Raxc8 13. Qe3+ Qxe3 14. Bxe3

[pgn] [Event "World Rapid 2018"] [Site "St Petersburg RUS"] [Date "2018.12.27"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E00"] [WhiteElo "2607"] [BlackElo "2719"] [Annotator "PC,This"] [PlyCount "108"] [EventDate "2018.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Nd2 c5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Qb6 7. a3 Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 Nc6 9. Nb5 d5 10. Qe3 (10. Nd6+ Ke7 11. cxd5 (11. Nxc8+ Raxc8 12. Bg2 Nd4) 11... exd5 (11... Nxd5 12. Nc4 Qb3 13. Qg5+ Kf8 14. Na5) 12. Nxc8+ Raxc8 13. Qe3+ Qxe3 14. Bxe3) 10... d4 11. Nd6+ Ke7 12. Qg5 h6 13. Nxc8+ Raxc8 14. Qb5 Qxb5 15. cxb5 Na5 16. Bd2 Nb3 17. Bb4+ Kd7 18. Rb1 Nd5 19. Bg2 Nxb4 20. axb4 Rc4 21. Bxb7 Rxb4 22. Ba6 e5 23. f3 Rb8 24. Kf2 Nc5 25. Rbc1 Kd6 26. Rc2 Rb6 27. Rhc1 Nxa6 28. Rc6+ Kd7 29. Rxb6 axb6 30. bxa6 Ra4 31. f4 Rxa6 32. fxe5 Ra2 33. Rc2 Ra5 34. Kf3 Rxe5 35. Rd2 Re3+ 36. Kf2 Re4 37. e3 Kd6 38. exd4 Kd5 39. Rc2 Rxd4 40. Ke3 Re4+ 41. Kd3 Rd4+ 42. Ke3 Rb4 43. Rc7 Rb3+ 44. Kf4 Rxb2 45. h4 Rf2+ 46. Ke3 Rf6 47. h5 b5 48. g4 b4 49. Rc8 Rb6 50. Rd8+ Ke5 51. Re8+ Kf6 52. Kd2 b3 53. Kc1 b2+ 54. Kb1 Rb4 0-1[/pgn]
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Re: Firouzja in World Rapid 2018

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[d]1kr5/1p1bbp2/1q1ppp2/7p/p1rNPP2/2NRQ1P1/PPP4P/1K1R4 b - - 0 24

Black can attack on whites king and he has a pair of bishops. It seems to me, he should keep Queens on board and open the center. Here moves like ...d5 or ... a3 seem better:

[pgn][Event "World Rapid 2018"] [Site "St Petersburg RUS"] [Date "2018.12.27"] [Round "7.9"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B68"] [WhiteElo "2773"] [BlackElo "2607"] [Annotator "PC,This"] [PlyCount "124"] [EventDate "2018.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Be7 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. f4 Qc7 11. Nf3 Bd7 12. Kb1 O-O-O 13. Bd3 Kb8 14. Rhe1 h5 15. g3 Rc8 16. Bf1 Na5 17. Re3 Qb6 18. Qe1 Rc7 19. Nd4 Rhc8 20. Nb3 Nc4 21. Bxc4 Rxc4 22. Red3 a5 23. Nd4 a4 24. Qe3 {[#]} Qc5 (24... d5 25. exd5 Bc5 26. dxe6 fxe6 27. Qd2 Be8 28. Nce2 a3 29. Rb3 (29. b3 Bxd4 30. Rxd4 Rxc2 31. Qxc2 Rxc2 32. Kxc2 e5 33. Rd8+ Ka7 34. Rxe8 Qc6+ 35. Nc3 Qxe8) 29... Qa6 30. c3 axb2 31. Rxb2 Ba3 32. Rb3 e5 33. Nc2 Be7 34. fxe5 fxe5 35. Qe3 R8c5 36. Rb2 Rb5 37. Nb4 Qf6) (24... a3 25. b3 d5 26. exd5 Bc5 27. dxe6 fxe6 28. Qe4 (28. Ne4 Bxd4 29. Nxf6 Bb5 30. Rxd4 Rxc2 31. Nd7+ Bxd7 32. Rxd7 Qxe3)) 25. a3 b5 26. Nf3 Qxe3 27. Rxe3 b4 28. axb4 Rxb4 29. Rd4 Rxd4 30. Nxd4 Rc5 31. Rd3 Bd8 32. Nde2 Bc7 33. Rd4 Ra5 34. Ka2 Kb7 35. Nc1 Bc6 36. Nd3 e5 37. Rc4 Bb6 38. Nb4 Rc5 39. Rxc5 Bxc5 40. Nxc6 Kxc6 41. f5 Bg1 42. h3 Kc5 43. Nd5 Bf2 44. c3 Kc4 45. g4 hxg4 46. hxg4 Kd3 47. Nxf6 Bh4 48. Ne8 d5 (48... Kxe4 49. Nxd6+ Kf4 50. c4 e4 51. c5 e3 52. c6 Bd8 53. Nxf7 Bc7 54. f6 e2 55. Ne5 Kxe5 56. f7 e1=Q 57. f8=Q Kd5 58. Qf7+ Kxc6 59. Qc4+ $11) 49. exd5 e4 50. f6 e3 51. d6 e2 52. d7 e1=Q 53. d8=Q+ Kc2 54. Qe7 Qb1+ 55. Ka3 Qxb2+ 56. Kxa4 Qb3+ 57. Ka5 Qxc3+ 58. Kb6 Qd4+ 59. Kc6 Qxg4 60. Qxf7 Qa4+ 61. Kb7 Qb5+ 62. Kc8 Qc6+ 1/2-1/2[/pgn]
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Re: Firouzja in World Rapid 2018

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[d]2r2r2/pp2ppbk/2n1b1pp/q1pN3n/2P5/4B1P1/PP1NPPBP/R1QR2K1 b - - 0 15

In this position white played passive a3, even though a4 with the threat of Nb3 then a5 then Bd2 Bc3 neutralizes blacks play.

[pgn][Event "World Rapid 2018"] [Site "St Petersburg RUS"] [Date "2018.12.27"] [Round "10.8"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Dubov, Daniil"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E65"] [WhiteElo "2607"] [BlackElo "2703"] [Annotator "PC,This"] [PlyCount "100"] [EventDate "2018.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c4 O-O 5. Nc3 c5 6. d4 d6 7. O-O Nc6 8. dxc5 dxc5 9. Bf4 Nh5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Be3 Be6 {[#]} 12. Qc1 (12. Qa4 Qa5 13. Qxa5 Nxa5 14. Bxc5 Rfc8 15. Bxe7 Nxc4 16. Rac1 Nxb2 17. Nb5 Bxa2 18. Nd2 Nc4 19. Nxc4 Rxc4 20. Rxc4 Bxc4 21. Nd6 Be6 22. Nxb7) 12... Kh7 13. Rd1 Qa5 14. Nd5 (14. Ne4 Rad8 15. Nxc5 Bc8 16. Rb1 (16. Qc2 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Qxa2 18. Nd3 (18. Nh4 Ne5) 18... Nf6 19. Nfe1) 16... Rxd1+ 17. Qxd1 Rd8 18. Qc1 Nf6 19. h3 e5) 14... Rac8 15. Nd2 b6 {[#]} 16. a3 (16. a4 Rfe8 (16... Qa6 17. a5) 17. Nb3 Qa6 18. a5 Qb7 19. Bd2 Nf6 20. Bc3) 16... Qa6 (16... Bxd5 17. cxd5 Nd4 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. Qb1 Qb5) 17. h3 (17. Nb4 cxb4 (17... Qb7 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 19. a4 f5 20. f4 Nf6 21. Bxc6 Qxc6 22. Bf2 a5) 18. axb4 Qb7 19. b5 Bd7 20. Nb3 f5 21. Nd4 Nxd4 22. Bxb7 Nxe2+ 23. Kg2 Nxc1 24. Rxd7 Nb3 25. Ra3 f4 26. gxf4 Rxc4 27. Rxb3 Nxf4+ 28. Kf1 g5 29. Rxe7) 17... Rfd8 18. g4 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Nf6 20. Bg2 Nd4 21. Bxd4 cxd4 22. Qc2 Rc7 23. Rac1 Qc8 24. Ne4 Nd5 25. c5 bxc5 26. Nxc5 Nf4 27. b4 d3 28. exd3 Bd4 29. Qd2 Nxg2 30. Kxg2 Bxc5 31. bxc5 Rxc5 32. Qf4 Kg7 33. d4 Qb7+ 34. Kh2 Rcd5 35. Rc7 Qb8 36. Qg3 e5 37. Rc4 Qb5 38. Rb4 Qd7 39. Rc1 exd4 40. Rc7 Qe6 41. Rbb7 R8d7 42. Rxa7 Rxc7 43. Rxc7 d3 44. Rc1 d2 45. Rd1 Qe2 46. Qg1 Rd3 47. a4 Qe5+ 48. Kh1 Qe4+ 49. Qg2 Rxh3+ 50. Kg1 Qe2 0-1[/pgn]
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Re: Firouzja in World Rapid 2018

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Look wrote: Fri Dec 28, 2018 6:25 am [d]2r2r2/pp2ppbk/2n1b1pp/q1pN3n/2P5/4B1P1/PP1NPPBP/R1QR2K1 b - - 0 15

In this position white played passive a3, even though a4 with the threat of Nb3 then a5 then Bd2 Bc3 neutralizes blacks play.

[pgn][Event "World Rapid 2018"] [Site "St Petersburg RUS"] [Date "2018.12.27"] [Round "10.8"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Dubov, Daniil"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E65"] [WhiteElo "2607"] [BlackElo "2703"] [Annotator "PC,This"] [PlyCount "100"] [EventDate "2018.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c4 O-O 5. Nc3 c5 6. d4 d6 7. O-O Nc6 8. dxc5 dxc5 9. Bf4 Nh5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Be3 Be6 {[#]} 12. Qc1 (12. Qa4 Qa5 13. Qxa5 Nxa5 14. Bxc5 Rfc8 15. Bxe7 Nxc4 16. Rac1 Nxb2 17. Nb5 Bxa2 18. Nd2 Nc4 19. Nxc4 Rxc4 20. Rxc4 Bxc4 21. Nd6 Be6 22. Nxb7) 12... Kh7 13. Rd1 Qa5 14. Nd5 (14. Ne4 Rad8 15. Nxc5 Bc8 16. Rb1 (16. Qc2 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Qxa2 18. Nd3 (18. Nh4 Ne5) 18... Nf6 19. Nfe1) 16... Rxd1+ 17. Qxd1 Rd8 18. Qc1 Nf6 19. h3 e5) 14... Rac8 15. Nd2 b6 {[#]} 16. a3 (16. a4 Rfe8 (16... Qa6 17. a5) 17. Nb3 Qa6 18. a5 Qb7 19. Bd2 Nf6 20. Bc3) 16... Qa6 (16... Bxd5 17. cxd5 Nd4 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. Qb1 Qb5) 17. h3 (17. Nb4 cxb4 (17... Qb7 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 19. a4 f5 20. f4 Nf6 21. Bxc6 Qxc6 22. Bf2 a5) 18. axb4 Qb7 19. b5 Bd7 20. Nb3 f5 21. Nd4 Nxd4 22. Bxb7 Nxe2+ 23. Kg2 Nxc1 24. Rxd7 Nb3 25. Ra3 f4 26. gxf4 Rxc4 27. Rxb3 Nxf4+ 28. Kf1 g5 29. Rxe7) 17... Rfd8 18. g4 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Nf6 20. Bg2 Nd4 21. Bxd4 cxd4 22. Qc2 Rc7 23. Rac1 Qc8 24. Ne4 Nd5 25. c5 bxc5 26. Nxc5 Nf4 27. b4 d3 28. exd3 Bd4 29. Qd2 Nxg2 30. Kxg2 Bxc5 31. bxc5 Rxc5 32. Qf4 Kg7 33. d4 Qb7+ 34. Kh2 Rcd5 35. Rc7 Qb8 36. Qg3 e5 37. Rc4 Qb5 38. Rb4 Qd7 39. Rc1 exd4 40. Rc7 Qe6 41. Rbb7 R8d7 42. Rxa7 Rxc7 43. Rxc7 d3 44. Rc1 d2 45. Rd1 Qe2 46. Qg1 Rd3 47. a4 Qe5+ 48. Kh1 Qe4+ 49. Qg2 Rxh3+ 50. Kg1 Qe2 0-1[/pgn]

I also believe that If you give White to Komodo and Black to any Program rated around 2300 from SSDF I believe that from this starting position Komodo should get at least a draw, Therefore Carlsen vs Vokhidov 2304 should had a draw with 600 points difference in Rapid rating ==>

Any of these programs against Komodo on this position
255 Mediocre 0.4 2320 +31 −31 49.6% +1.5 24.4% 377
54.4%
256‑257 KnightX 1.92 2317 +19 −18 48.6% +10.6 27.9% 1046
50.4%
256‑257 Zeus 1.27 2317 +28 −28 49.8% −3.6 25.6% 473
57.9%
258 WChess 1.06 2314 +18 −18 43.6% +43.3 31.9% 1097
51.5%
259 Averno 0.81 2313 +19 −19 48.3% +13.0 29.2% 976
68.6%
260 Ant 2006-F 2306 +21 −21 49.3% +4.3 23.9% 811
57.2%
261 Natwarlal 0.14 2304 +19 −19 49.3% +4.6 25.2% 1011
54.8%
262 Rival 1.0.1 64-bit 2302 +28 −28 49.5% +1.4 28.5% 463
50.9%


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Re: Firouzja in World Rapid 2018

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Look wrote: Fri Dec 28, 2018 5:23 am Hi,

[d]r1b1k2r/pp3ppp/1qn1pn2/1N1p4/2P5/P5P1/1P1QPP1P/R1B1KB1R w KQkq - 0 10

This teenager is a great player even at Blitz, check him playing versus Nakamura a week ago ==>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4Idz8KXobs

In Firouzja vs Andreikin white played Qe3 here, but black played ... d4 preventing the Qs exchange, keeping the game closed and gaining time by attacking whites Q. Instead better is:

10. Nd6+ Ke7 11. cxd5 (11.
Nxc8+ Raxc8 12. Bg2 Nd4) 11... exd5 (11... Nxd5 12. Nc4 Qb3 13. Qg5+ Kf8 14.
Na5) 12. Nxc8+ Raxc8 13. Qe3+ Qxe3 14. Bxe3

[pgn] [Event "World Rapid 2018"] [Site "St Petersburg RUS"] [Date "2018.12.27"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E00"] [WhiteElo "2607"] [BlackElo "2719"] [Annotator "PC,This"] [PlyCount "108"] [EventDate "2018.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Nd2 c5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Qb6 7. a3 Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 Nc6 9. Nb5 d5 10. Qe3 (10. Nd6+ Ke7 11. cxd5 (11. Nxc8+ Raxc8 12. Bg2 Nd4) 11... exd5 (11... Nxd5 12. Nc4 Qb3 13. Qg5+ Kf8 14. Na5) 12. Nxc8+ Raxc8 13. Qe3+ Qxe3 14. Bxe3) 10... d4 11. Nd6+ Ke7 12. Qg5 h6 13. Nxc8+ Raxc8 14. Qb5 Qxb5 15. cxb5 Na5 16. Bd2 Nb3 17. Bb4+ Kd7 18. Rb1 Nd5 19. Bg2 Nxb4 20. axb4 Rc4 21. Bxb7 Rxb4 22. Ba6 e5 23. f3 Rb8 24. Kf2 Nc5 25. Rbc1 Kd6 26. Rc2 Rb6 27. Rhc1 Nxa6 28. Rc6+ Kd7 29. Rxb6 axb6 30. bxa6 Ra4 31. f4 Rxa6 32. fxe5 Ra2 33. Rc2 Ra5 34. Kf3 Rxe5 35. Rd2 Re3+ 36. Kf2 Re4 37. e3 Kd6 38. exd4 Kd5 39. Rc2 Rxd4 40. Ke3 Re4+ 41. Kd3 Rd4+ 42. Ke3 Rb4 43. Rc7 Rb3+ 44. Kf4 Rxb2 45. h4 Rf2+ 46. Ke3 Rf6 47. h5 b5 48. g4 b4 49. Rc8 Rb6 50. Rd8+ Ke5 51. Re8+ Kf6 52. Kd2 b3 53. Kc1 b2+ 54. Kb1 Rb4 0-1[/pgn]
This teenager is a great player even at Blitz, check him playing versus Nakamura a week ago ==>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4Idz8KXobs
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Re: Firouzja in World Rapid 2018

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The clash of the two future World Champions, by the time Carlsen gets Old or in 10 years ==>
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Amazing sequence of moves by GM Alireza Firouzja in a blitz game on chess.com
https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments ... _firouzja/
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Look wrote: Fri Dec 28, 2018 5:23 am Hi,

[d]r1b1k2r/pp3ppp/1qn1pn2/1N1p4/2P5/P5P1/1P1QPP1P/R1B1KB1R w KQkq - 0 10

In Firouzja vs Andreikin white played Qe3 here, but black played ... d4 preventing the Qs exchange, keeping the game closed and gaining time by attacking whites Q. Instead better is:

10. Nd6+ Ke7 11. cxd5 (11.
Nxc8+ Raxc8 12. Bg2 Nd4) 11... exd5 (11... Nxd5 12. Nc4 Qb3 13. Qg5+ Kf8 14.
Na5) 12. Nxc8+ Raxc8 13. Qe3+ Qxe3 14. Bxe3

[pgn] [Event "World Rapid 2018"] [Site "St Petersburg RUS"] [Date "2018.12.27"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E00"] [WhiteElo "2607"] [BlackElo "2719"] [Annotator "PC,This"] [PlyCount "108"] [EventDate "2018.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Nd2 c5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Qb6 7. a3 Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 Nc6 9. Nb5 d5 10. Qe3 (10. Nd6+ Ke7 11. cxd5 (11. Nxc8+ Raxc8 12. Bg2 Nd4) 11... exd5 (11... Nxd5 12. Nc4 Qb3 13. Qg5+ Kf8 14. Na5) 12. Nxc8+ Raxc8 13. Qe3+ Qxe3 14. Bxe3) 10... d4 11. Nd6+ Ke7 12. Qg5 h6 13. Nxc8+ Raxc8 14. Qb5 Qxb5 15. cxb5 Na5 16. Bd2 Nb3 17. Bb4+ Kd7 18. Rb1 Nd5 19. Bg2 Nxb4 20. axb4 Rc4 21. Bxb7 Rxb4 22. Ba6 e5 23. f3 Rb8 24. Kf2 Nc5 25. Rbc1 Kd6 26. Rc2 Rb6 27. Rhc1 Nxa6 28. Rc6+ Kd7 29. Rxb6 axb6 30. bxa6 Ra4 31. f4 Rxa6 32. fxe5 Ra2 33. Rc2 Ra5 34. Kf3 Rxe5 35. Rd2 Re3+ 36. Kf2 Re4 37. e3 Kd6 38. exd4 Kd5 39. Rc2 Rxd4 40. Ke3 Re4+ 41. Kd3 Rd4+ 42. Ke3 Rb4 43. Rc7 Rb3+ 44. Kf4 Rxb2 45. h4 Rf2+ 46. Ke3 Rf6 47. h5 b5 48. g4 b4 49. Rc8 Rb6 50. Rd8+ Ke5 51. Re8+ Kf6 52. Kd2 b3 53. Kc1 b2+ 54. Kb1 Rb4 0-1[/pgn]
Firouzja is surprising a lot of Elite Blitz players like Aronian ==>
https://2700chess.com/games/aronian-fir ... 2018-12-29
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Look wrote: Fri Dec 28, 2018 5:23 am Hi,

[d]r1b1k2r/pp3ppp/1qn1pn2/1N1p4/2P5/P5P1/1P1QPP1P/R1B1KB1R w KQkq - 0 10

In Firouzja vs Andreikin white played Qe3 here, but black played ... d4 preventing the Qs exchange, keeping the game closed and gaining time by attacking whites Q. Instead better is:

10. Nd6+ Ke7 11. cxd5 (11.
Nxc8+ Raxc8 12. Bg2 Nd4) 11... exd5 (11... Nxd5 12. Nc4 Qb3 13. Qg5+ Kf8 14.
Na5) 12. Nxc8+ Raxc8 13. Qe3+ Qxe3 14. Bxe3

[pgn] [Event "World Rapid 2018"] [Site "St Petersburg RUS"] [Date "2018.12.27"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E00"] [WhiteElo "2607"] [BlackElo "2719"] [Annotator "PC,This"] [PlyCount "108"] [EventDate "2018.12.26"] [EventType "rapid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Nd2 c5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Qb6 7. a3 Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 Nc6 9. Nb5 d5 10. Qe3 (10. Nd6+ Ke7 11. cxd5 (11. Nxc8+ Raxc8 12. Bg2 Nd4) 11... exd5 (11... Nxd5 12. Nc4 Qb3 13. Qg5+ Kf8 14. Na5) 12. Nxc8+ Raxc8 13. Qe3+ Qxe3 14. Bxe3) 10... d4 11. Nd6+ Ke7 12. Qg5 h6 13. Nxc8+ Raxc8 14. Qb5 Qxb5 15. cxb5 Na5 16. Bd2 Nb3 17. Bb4+ Kd7 18. Rb1 Nd5 19. Bg2 Nxb4 20. axb4 Rc4 21. Bxb7 Rxb4 22. Ba6 e5 23. f3 Rb8 24. Kf2 Nc5 25. Rbc1 Kd6 26. Rc2 Rb6 27. Rhc1 Nxa6 28. Rc6+ Kd7 29. Rxb6 axb6 30. bxa6 Ra4 31. f4 Rxa6 32. fxe5 Ra2 33. Rc2 Ra5 34. Kf3 Rxe5 35. Rd2 Re3+ 36. Kf2 Re4 37. e3 Kd6 38. exd4 Kd5 39. Rc2 Rxd4 40. Ke3 Re4+ 41. Kd3 Rd4+ 42. Ke3 Rb4 43. Rc7 Rb3+ 44. Kf4 Rxb2 45. h4 Rf2+ 46. Ke3 Rf6 47. h5 b5 48. g4 b4 49. Rc8 Rb6 50. Rd8+ Ke5 51. Re8+ Kf6 52. Kd2 b3 53. Kc1 b2+ 54. Kb1 Rb4 0-1[/pgn]
WOA 15 years old Firouzja is Number #3 in Bullet in the World, this Kid by the time he reaches 18 years in 3 more years, he will be a menace to the top 10 in Classical time control. I would like to see Bullet chess incorporated into this yearly event ==>
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