Smartypants Chess's video: Only Takes One Mistake Alireza Firouzja vs Nihal Sarin World Rapid 2021 Analysis

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 b5 8. a4 b4 9. Nfd2 (9. Qxc4 Ba6 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd5) 9... Nd5 10.Nxc4 c5 11. dxc5 Ba6 12. Ne3 Nd7 (12... Nxe3 13. Bxe3) 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. c6 Rc815. Bf4 Nc5 16. Rd1 d4 17. h4 h6 18. Bf3 Re8 19. Nd2 d3 20. exd3 Bxd3 21. Qc1 {Equal} Bf8 22. Re1 Qf6 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. c7 Rc8 25. Qe1 Bd6 26. Bxd6 Qxd6 27.Rc1 Rxc7 28. Qe8+ Kh7 29. Qe3 Bf5 (29... a5 30. Nb3 Nxb3 31. Rxc7 Qxc7 32.Qxd3+) 30. a5 Ne6 31. Rxc7 Qxc7 32. Nb3 Qc4 33. Kg2 Kg8 34. Nd2 Qc5 35. Qxc5 Nxc5 36. Bd5 Be6 (36... Kf8 37. Kf3 Ke7 38. Ke3 g5 39. hxg5 hxg5 40. Kd4 Nd3 41. g4 Bg6 42. Nc4 Nxf2 43. Ne5) 37. Bxe6 fxe6 38. Kf3 Kf7 39. Ke3 e5 40. Ne4 Nb3 41. a6 Ke6 42. g4 Kd5 43. Ng3 g6 44. h5 gxh5 45. gxh5 Nd4 46. f4 Nc2+ 47. Kd2 exf4 48. Nf5 Nd4 (48... Ke4 49. Nxh6 Ne3) 49. Nxh6 Ke4 50. Ng4 Nf3+ 51. Ke2 Ng5 52. Nf2+ Kd4 53. h6 f3+ 54. Kd2 Kc4 (54... b3 55. Nd1 Ne4+ 56. Ke1 Nf6 57.Kd2 (57. Nf2 Ke3 58. Nh3 Nh7 59. Nf2 Nf6) 57... Ne4+ 58. Ke1 Nf6 59. Kf2 Ng4+ 60. Kxf3 Nxh6) 55. Ke3 Kb5 56. Nd3 (56. Ne4 Nxe4 57. h7 f2 58. Ke2) 56... b3 57. Kf4 Nf7 58. h7 Kxa6 59. Kf5 Kb5 60. Kf6 Kc4 61. Nf2 Nh8 62. Kg7 Kd4 63.Kxh8 Ke3 64. Nh1 f2 65. Nxf2 Kxf2 66. Kg7 Ke2 67. h8=Q Kd2 68. Qh3 1-0 Add me on chess.com https://www.chess.com/member/smartypantschess Add me on lichess https://lichess.org/@/smartypantschess If you have a game you'd like me to commentate on let me know! Perhaps it's a well known game or one of your own. Whatever the game let me know in the comments below!