[Event "World Blitz 2022"] [Site "Almaty KAZ"] [Date "2022.12.29"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Kovalev, Vl"] [Black "Carlsen, M."] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2623"] [BlackElo "2859"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C01"] [Opening "French Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Unknown"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 { C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation } exd5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. cxd5 Re8+ 8. Be2 Nbd7 9. O-O h6 10. Re1? { (1.16 → -0.33) Mistake. Bc4 was best. } (10. Bc4 Nb6 11. Bb3 a5 12. a4 Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. g4 Nxg4 15. hxg4 Bxg4 16. Qd3 Qf6) 10... Nb6 11. Ne5 Nbxd5 12. Bf3 c6 13. Qb3 Qb6 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 cxd5 16. Qxb6 axb6 17. Bd2 f6 18. Nd3 Rxe1+ 19. Bxe1 Ra4 20. Bc3 Bf5 21. Ne1? { (-0.30 → -1.99) Mistake. b3 was best. } (21. b3 Ra8 22. Nb4 Be6 23. Nd3 Kf7 24. Bb4 Bb8 25. a4 g5 26. Re1 h5 27. h3 h4) 21... Kf7? { (-1.99 → -0.62) Mistake. b5 was best. } (21... b5 22. b3) 22. a3 b5 23. Rc1 Rc4?! { (-0.67 → -0.12) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } (23... h5 24. g3 b4 25. axb4 g5 26. f3 h4 27. Kf2 Ra2 28. Nc2 Bxc2 29. Rxc2 h3 30. Bd2) 24. Rd1?? { (-0.12 → -4.55) Blunder. f3 was best. } (24. f3 g5 25. g3 h5 26. Ng2 Be6 27. Kf2 b4 28. axb4 Bxb4 29. Ne3 Rc8 30. h4 gxh4) 24... b4?? { (-4.55 → -0.91) Blunder. Bxa3 was best. } (24... Bxa3) 25. axb4 Bxb4 26. Bxb4 Rxb4 27. Rd2 g5 28. f3 h5 29. Kf2 h4 30. g3 hxg3+ 31. hxg3 Ke6 32. Ng2 Kd6 33. Ne3 Be6 34. Ke2 Rb3 35. Kf2 Rb4 36. Ke2 Ra4 37. Kf2 Bd7 38. g4 Ra1 39. Rd1 Ra2 40. Rd2 b5 41. Ke2 b4 42. Kd3 Bb5+ 43. Kc2 Bc4 44. Kb1 Ra8 45. Kc2 Re8 46. Nxc4+?? { (-0.44 → -5.37) Blunder. Nf5+ was best. } (46. Nf5+ Kc6 47. Rf2 Re1 48. Ng7 Re3 49. Nh5 Rd3 50. Nxf6 Rxd4 51. b3 Bd3+ 52. Kc1 Kc5) 46... dxc4 47. d5?! { (-4.75 → -6.90) Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } (47. b3 c3 48. Rh2 Kd5 49. Kd3 Re1 50. Ra2 Rd1+ 51. Ke3 Rb1 52. Ra5+ Kc6 53. Rc5+ Kb6) 47... Re3? { (-6.90 → -3.86) Mistake. b3+ was best. } (47... b3+ 48. Kd1 Re5 49. Rf2 Rxd5+ 50. Ke2 c3 51. bxc3 Kc5 52. Rf1 Kc4 53. Rb1 Kxc3 54. Rc1+) 48. Rd4 b3+ 49. Kd2 Rxf3 50. Rxc4 Kxd5 51. Rb4 Kc5 52. Ra4 Rf4 53. Ra6 Kd4 54. Rd6+?! { (-4.52 → -6.54) Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best. } (54. Ke2 Ke5) 54... Ke5 55. Rb6 Rxg4 56. Rxb3 Rg2+ 57. Ke1 g4 58. Rb8 f5 59. b4 Rb2 { Black wins. } 0-1