Firouzja, Alireza vs Shankland, Sam
2025 London Chess Classic | Elite · Round 1 · 2025.11.24 · 1/2-1/2 · D87 Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation
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PGN
[Event "2025 London Chess Classic | Elite"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.11.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Shankland, Sam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[WhiteFideId "12573981"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[BlackFideId "2004887"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "D87"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:31:22] }
2... g6 { [%clk 1:31:14] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:47] } 3... d5 { [%clk 1:31:39] }
4. cxd5 { [%clk 1:32:12] } 4... Nxd5 { [%clk 1:32:05] } 5. e4
{ [%clk 1:32:33] } 5... Nxc3 { [%clk 1:32:31] } 6. bxc3 { [%clk 1:32:57] } 6...
Bg7 { [%clk 1:32:59] } 7. Bc4 { [%clk 1:33:17] } 7... O-O { [%clk 1:33:00] } 8.
Ne2 { [%clk 1:33:41] } 8... c5 { [%clk 1:33:21] } 9. O-O { [%clk 1:34:00] }
9... Nc6 { [%clk 1:33:43] } 10. Be3 { [%clk 1:34:24] } 10... Na5
{ [%clk 1:33:19] } 11. Bd3 { [%clk 1:31:29] } 11... b6 { [%clk 1:33:39] } 12.
Rb1 { [%clk 1:20:46] } 12... e5 { [%clk 1:26:55] } 13. dxc5 { [%clk 1:19:55] }
13... Be6 { [%clk 1:26:15] } 14. cxb6 { [%clk 1:19:23] } 14... axb6
{ [%clk 1:21:10] } 15. Bxb6 { [%clk 1:19:33] } 15... Qc8 { [%clk 1:20:10] } 16.
a4 { [%clk 1:16:35] } 16... Nc4 { [%clk 1:18:33] } 17. Bxc4 { [%clk 1:15:28] }
17... Bxc4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qxc4 was best.[%clk 1:15:15] } 18. a5
{ [%clk 1:13:28] } 18... Qc6 { [%clk 1:11:33] } 19. Qc2 { [%clk 1:10:24] }
19... Rfc8 { [%clk 1:09:55] } 20. Rfe1 { [%clk 0:59:01] } 20... Be6
{ [%clk 1:02:18] } 21. Nc1 { [%clk 0:31:10] } 21... Qxc3 { [%clk 1:00:58] } 22.
Qxc3 { [%clk 0:31:35] } 22... Rxc3 { [%clk 1:01:25] } 23. Ne2
{ [%clk 0:31:21] } 23... Rc4 { [%clk 1:00:16] } 24. Rec1 { [%clk 0:28:33] }
24... Rxe4 { [%clk 0:51:18] } 25. Nc3 { [%clk 0:28:01] } 25... Rh4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rf4 was best.[%clk 0:50:52] } 26. Nb5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. g3 was best.[%clk 0:26:50] } 26... Bh6 { [%clk 0:44:52] } 27. Rd1
{ [%clk 0:14:35] } 27... Bf5 { [%clk 0:42:58] } 28. Ra1 { [%clk 0:14:39] }
28... Bc2 { [%clk 0:41:50] } 29. Nc7 { [%clk 0:11:01] } 29... Rc8 $2
{ Mistake. Rb8 was best.[%clk 0:35:31] } 30. Re1 $4
{ Blunder. Rf1 was best.[%clk 0:06:44] } 30... Bd2 { [%clk 0:30:50] } 31. Re2
{ [%clk 0:06:31] } 31... Bc3 { [%clk 0:31:17] } 32. Rc1 { [%clk 0:04:34] }
32... Bd3 { [%clk 0:31:40] } 33. Ra2 { [%clk 0:03:41] } 33... Bd4
{ [%clk 0:30:29] } 34. Rd2 { [%clk 0:01:55] } 34... Ba6 { [%clk 0:26:44] } 35.
h3 { [%clk 0:02:20] } 35... Bb7 { [%clk 0:24:37] } 36. Rb1 { [%clk 0:01:09] }
36... Bc6 { [%clk 0:21:21] } 37. Rc1 { [%clk 0:00:44] } 37... Bb7
{ [%clk 0:21:15] } 38. Rdd1 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 38... Rf4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bxb6 was best.[%clk 0:19:21] } 39. Rd2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. a6 was best.[%clk 0:00:34] } 39... Rh4 { [%clk 0:14:49] } 1/2-1/2