context: 1. b1c3 Firouzja has played this move even in standard chess (see below), so why not in rapid $2 1... c7c5  2. d2d4  2... c5d4  3. d1d4  3... b8c6  4. d4a4  4... e7e6  5. e2e4 It is an original Sicilian now. 5... f8c5  6. g1f3  6... d7d6 A novelty as early as move six. 7. e4e5 Firouzja wants to justify the position of his queen, but this comes at the expense of his development. 7... d6e5  8. f3e5  8... g8e7  9. c3e4 A blunder. 9... c5b4 After a thorough think, Vachier-Lagrave finds the refutation $1 10. c2c3  10... d8d5 Black wins material. It is Firouzja's turn to find something urgently. 11. f1d3 Best, under the unfavorable conditions. 11... d5e5 The simplest solution. 12. c3b4  12... f7f5  13. f2f4  13... e5d4  14. e4f2  14... d4b4 Once again, simple and strong. 15. a4b4  15... c6b4  16. d3b1 Firouzja survived to an endgame where his bishop pair is not sufficient compensation for the pawn. 16... c8d7  17. c1d2 The moves that follow are pretty logical for both sides as they complete their development. 17... b4d5  18. e1g1  18... a8c8  19. f1e1  19... e8g8  20. b1d3  20... f8d8  21. b2b3  21... g8f7  22. a1c1  22... c8c1  23. e1c1  23... d7c6  24. g2g3  24... d5f6  25. d2a5  25... d8d7  26. d3f1  26... c6e4  27. c1c7  27... d7c7  28. a5c7 Little by little Vachier-Lagrave managed to get rid of all rooks, and now he will confidently be trying to convert his extra pawn. 28... e7c6  29. c7d6  29... c6d4  30. d6c5  30... d4f3  31. g1g2  31... b7b6  32. f2e4  32... f3e1  33. g2g1  33... f6e4  34. c5e3  34... e1c2  35. e3c1  35... c2b4  36. a2a3  36... b4d5 The knights are optimal. 37. f1c4  37... f7e7 It is time for the king to join the battle. 38. g1f1  38... e7d6  39. f1e2  39... d6c5 Missing a good chance to improve. 40. a3a4  40... e4d6  41. c1a3 Firouzja defends as tenaciously as he can, slowly squeezing time from the clock. 41... c5c6  42. c4d3  42... g7g6  43. e2d2  43... a7a5  44. a3b2  44... d6e4  45. d2e2  45... c6c5 A second attempt for infiltration. 46. d3c4  46... e4d6  47. b2a3  47... c5c6  48. c4d3  48... d5b4  49. d3b1  49... b6b5  50. a4b5  50... d6b5  51. a3b2  51... c6d5  52. e2e3 Now Vachier-Lagrave finds a beautiful maneuver backwards. 52... b5d6  53. b2f6  53... d6b7  54. e3d2  54... b7c5  55. d2c3  55... c5e4 Forces the trade of the minor pieces at last, but under very favorable conditions. 56. b1e4  56... f5e4  57. f6d8  57... b4c6 A huge miss $1 58. d8b6 Firouzja is out of danger. 58... h7h5  59. h2h3  59... e6e5  60. f4e5  60... d5e5  61. c3c4  61... e5d6  62. b6c5  62... d6e6  63. c5b6  63... g6g5 Clock time $1 There is no time to calculate, just pure intuition $1 64. c4c5  64... c6e7  65. b6a5 The ball is in Black's court now: he needs to prove the draw. 65... e4e3  66. a5e1  66... e6e5 