Event: Round 8: Nikita Maiorov - Maksim Tsaruk
Date: 2021-05-15
White: Nikita Maiorov
WhiteTitle: GM
Black: Maksim Tsaruk
BlackTitle: FM
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D41
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Exchange Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:12] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:29:16] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:38] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:29:39] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:05] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:03] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:49] } 4... c5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:30:13] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:15] } 5... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:39] } 6. e4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:31:41] } 6... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:04] } 7. bxc3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:08] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:30] } 8. cxd4 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:32:36] } 8... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:54] } 9. Bd2 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:33:02] } 9... Bxd2+ { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:32:20] } 10. Qxd2 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:33:29] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:32:44] } 11. Bc4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:33:46] } 11... Nd7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:33:07] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:34:10] } 12... b6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:33:35] } 13. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:30:50] } 13... Bb7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:33:57] } 14. Rad1 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:16] } 14... Rc8 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:34:23] } 15. Bb3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:41] } 15... Re8 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:34:48] } 16. h4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:22:28] } 16... h6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:34:51] } 17. Re2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:15:35] } 17... a5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:21:38] } 18. Bc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:12:15] } 18... Ba6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:05:31] } 19. Re3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:10:28] } 19... e5? { [%eval 1.41] } { Mistake. Qc7 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:28] } 20. Bb3 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 1:02:55] } 20... Qf6 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 0:51:00] } 21. Ba4? { [%eval 0.32] } { Mistake. Ng5 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:38] } 21... b5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:49:03] } 22. Bb3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:52:01] } 22... b4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:34:58] } 23. Ba4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:52:11] } 23... Red8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:35:07] } 24. Bxd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:44:36] } 24... Rxd7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:35:32] } 25. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:36:10] } 25... Rdc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:35:56] } 26. Qe1 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:36:28] } 26... Rc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:03] } 27. Nd7 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:35:48] } 27... Qxh4 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 0:29:03] } 28. Nc5 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:29:51] } 28... Bc4 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:28:16] } 29. a3?! { [%eval -1.44] } { Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:21] } 29... bxa3 { [%eval -1.31] [%clk 0:21:46] } 30. Rh3 { [%eval -1.52] [%clk 0:27:47] } 30... Qf6?! { [%eval -0.74] } { Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:16] } 31. Rf3?! { [%eval -1.42] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:45] } 31... Qh4 { [%eval -1.52] [%clk 0:07:44] } 32. Rh3 { [%eval -1.54] [%clk 0:15:10] } 32... Qf6?! { [%eval -0.74] } { Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:24] } 33. Ra1?? { [%eval -6.97] } { Blunder. e5 was best. } 1/2-1/2