Adams
Slightly better
Firouzja
Adams
 
Firouzja
 
8
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4
3
2
a1
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
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12

Pretty solid position here for Firouzja. He even has some chances to play for a win with the bishop pair.

f3
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15

Maybe some slight chances to use this weak square long term in the center, but on the other hand Firouzja's queenside play looks imposing.

Kf2
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16

Nice principled play here, making the knights uncomfortable as pawn breaks loom.

a5
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20

The position crumbling for Adams, bad news for Malcolm's Mates as Hikaru is also in a great position on his board.

00:00 Nbc1
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21

Typical explosive break in the center, looking to improve the pieces and crack open the game.

00:14 d5
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24

If this bishop drops it's lights out. Too weak on dark squares.

00:06 Nd5
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27

Adams needs to try and stabilize the knight, but he's going to lose a pawn at least.

00:00 Bf6
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40
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41

This endgame is technically lost, but can be tricky to convert.

00:00 Rxg7
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45

Promotion to a queen forces a trivially winning endgame. Lights out!

00:-04 Kb2
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