Event: Black Sea Grand Prix | Sea Harbour
Site: chess24.com
Date: 2021-06-02
White: Afanasiev, Nikita
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2542
Black: Airapetian, Valentin
BlackElo: 1672
Result: 1-0
ECO: A18
Opening: English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:23:51] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:01] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:24:01] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:22] } 3. e4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:24:20] } 3... Bb4?? { [%eval 1.96] } { Blunder. c5 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:58] } 4. e5 { [%eval 1.82] [%clk 1:24:14] } 4... Ng8 { [%eval 1.78] [%clk 1:15:54] } 5. d4?! { [%eval 0.79] } { Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:22] } 5... Ne7 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:14:14] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 1:24:00] } 6... d5 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 1:13:51] } 7. exd6 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:20:40] } 7... Bxc3+?! { [%eval 1.4] } { Inaccuracy. cxd6 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:52] } 8. bxc3 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 1:20:42] } 8... cxd6 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 1:10:27] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 1:21:05] } 9... Qa5 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 1:07:13] } 10. O-O { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 1:20:29] } 10... O-O { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 1:06:17] } 11. Rb1 { [%eval 2.29] [%clk 1:18:57] } 11... Nd7 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 1:05:22] } 12. Re1 { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 1:14:47] } 12... Ng6? { [%eval 3.53] } { Mistake. Qd8 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:17] } 13. h4 { [%eval 3.31] [%clk 1:14:06] } 13... a6 { [%eval 3.69] [%clk 1:03:16] } 14. Ng5 { [%eval 4.01] [%clk 1:13:53] } 14... Nf6 { [%eval 4.43] [%clk 1:02:20] } 15. h5 { [%eval 4.14] [%clk 1:13:17] } 15... Nh4 { [%eval 4.43] [%clk 0:55:41] } 16. h6 { [%eval 4.08] [%clk 1:07:41] } 16... gxh6 { [%eval 4.96] [%clk 0:51:13] } 17. Ne4 { [%eval 4.98] [%clk 1:03:12] } 17... Nxe4 { [%eval 4.84] [%clk 0:46:13] } 18. Rxe4?! { [%eval 3.67] } { Inaccuracy. Bxe4 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:11] } 18... Ng6 { [%eval 4.44] [%clk 0:43:53] } 19. Bxh6 { [%eval 3.99] [%clk 1:03:28] } 19... Re8?! { [%eval 5.86] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:05] } 20. Re3 { [%eval 6.28] [%clk 1:02:54] } 20... Qd8 { [%eval 6.09] [%clk 0:40:33] } 21. Qh5 { [%eval 7.12] [%clk 1:02:49] } 21... f5 { [%eval 7.29] [%clk 0:35:48] } 22. Bg5 { [%eval 6.46] [%clk 1:02:22] } 22... Qc7 { [%eval 7.84] [%clk 0:34:31] } 23. Bxf5 { [%eval 7.86] [%clk 1:02:30] } 23... Qf7 { [%eval 8.38] [%clk 0:34:14] } 24. Be4 { [%eval 8.37] [%clk 1:02:03] } 24... Rb8 { [%eval 9.59] [%clk 0:23:14] } 25. Rf3 { [%eval 10.03] [%clk 1:02:13] } 25... Kf8?! { [%eval #3] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:44] } 1-0